In 2009, a federal jury in Los Angeles found the Greens guilty of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and money laundering charges, and they served six-month jail terms and six months of home detention. The 2009 indictment also charged the Siriwan and her daughter with crimes, but not under the FCPA. The US government was unable to pursue Siriwan under the FCPA because the statute applies only to individuals and entities who give (or attempt, promise or agree to give) bribes, and not to the recipients of those payments. Rather, the US authorities alleged that each wire transfer of the bribes by the Greens to the Siriwans’ bank accounts constituted a transaction designed “to promote the carrying on of” the bribes, and therefore constituted violations of US anti-money laundering statutes.