The difference between Murder, Manslaughter, and self defense. In court, comes down to intent.
It’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove. “Flying someone out” so to speak
Can fall into, sex trafficking, or sex with content”
You can say, yes I did act immorally, but I did not commit a crime. Yes I did use my position to suggest there would be a result favorable to them. But they had a choice to say no.
It’s not what you know happened, it’s what you can prove happened. Federal prosecutors gather evidence, throw out the worst they can get you on. Use federal dollars to stack a case against you, and make you fight a lofty and expensive legal battle or plead out to a lesser charge.