Corrupt transactions are recognized as transactions between any persons regarding employment in the federal government service. Thus, it is a criminal offense to demand money or property benefits, or to receive them to assist in getting employed in the civil service. The perpetrator is punished with imprisonment for one year or a fine in the amount of the required or received amount, or a combination of both types of punishment. The exception is the activities of special recruitment agencies that have permission to participate in the recruitment of the civil service.
US anti-corruption laws are systemic in nature. It also consists of legal acts regulating lobbying, banking, stock exchange and other types of activities. And although this is not a guarantee of the complete eradication of corruption, in the United States its level is much lower than in other states.
The fight against corruption is made easier by the fact that there are virtually no immunities for officials in the United States. Any official, including the president, congressmen and senators, can be prosecuted, albeit in a special manner, after his removal from office.
Another critical area of the US anti-corruption strategy is the prevention of corruption in the civil service. It is based on the introduction of the so-called “administrative morality”, which is ethical and disciplinary norms.