Philip Morris buys tobacco for its cigarettes from all around the world, including from South American growers in Venezuela. Philip Morris entered into a contract with La Fundación del Niño (the Children’s Foundation) of Caracas, Venezuela, wherein the cigarette company would give $12.5 million to the charity, which helped poor Venezuelan children. In exchange, the Venezuelan government would put price controls on the country’s tobacco crop.

CASE QUESTIONS 1. What criminal law did Philip Morris possibly violate? Why?

2. Should the criminal law object to providing money to poor Venezuelan children and offering work for poor Venezuelan farmers?