Undisclosed foreign payments to officials

Undisclosed foreign payments to officials are transfers of value — money, goods, employment, business value, gifts — from foreign governments or foreign-controlled entities to US officials or their immediate circles, in violation of the disclosure regimes statute and Constitution impose. Concrete forms include foreign-government bookings at officials' commercial properties, foreign-state speaking fees paid to officials or their families, and consulting payments routed through intermediaries. Lawful, disclosed foreign relationships are ordinary; the abuse is the failure of disclosure.