There is no such crime under US law called quid pro quo...A quid pro quo — which means "one thing in return for another" — is an element of bribery and other similar crimes. But any time you buy a cheeseburger and hand over the money to pay for it, that is a quid pro quo or "one thing in return for another." To be a crime, the exchange of "one thing for another" must be independently illegal, such as contracting for something that one does not have the right to sell.
Legally, you cannot enter into a quid pro quo for someone to do what he was already obligated to do anyway. If you pay $1.50 for a copy of The Washington Post, it is a quid pro quo. But if you have a subscription, the Post cannot charge you for today's newspaper that you already paid for.
There is no such crime under US law called quid pro quo...A quid pro quo — which means "one thing in return for another" — is an element of bribery and other similar crimes. But any time you buy a cheeseburger and hand over the money to pay for it, that is a quid pro quo or "one thing in return for another." To be a crime, the exchange of "one thing for another" must be independently illegal, such as contracting for something that one does not have the right to sell.
Legally, you cannot enter into a quid pro quo for someone to do what he was already obligated to do anyway. If you pay $1.50 for a copy of The Washington Post, it is a quid pro quo. But if you have a subscription, the Post cannot charge you for today's newspaper that you already paid for.