Word: bribe
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...officials, 16 of whom were cited for offenses ranging from incompetence to fraud, had "wholly ignored" congressional admonitions to base mortgages strictly on actual cost estimates. Some had actually worked for builders on the side, were wined and dined, given "girl parties," and outright bribes. Worst culprit: Assistant FHA Commissioner Clyde L. Powell, 58, boss of the rental-housing program since 1942, who is now serving a one-year jail sentence for refusing to answer a grand jury's questions. One architect said that he paid Powell a $10,000 bribe, and Powell's bank statements showed deposits...
...explained Vag. "That's the whole point, its not a gift of good will. It's bribe, and it's one that's extorted...
...denial of the whole business. Ali Alireza, brother and business partner of Minister of Commerce Mohamed Abdullah and a key figure in the negotiations, said: "I can swear no such payments were made . . . Mr. Onassis made his offer directly to His Majesty's government ... So whom would he bribe, or why? Suppose he bribed two, even three men. The agreement still needed the Cabinet's unanimous consent . . . Certainly Onassis couldn't bribe men like these with a million dollars...
...hoarsely announced: "I can buy and sell the lot of you, and I'm going to do it, too." After kicking a cop in the shins, Nicky was calmed down. He gave his age as 22, his occupation as "loafer," his pleasure as getting sprung for $1,000 bribe (declined). Booked as a common drunk, Nicky was taken to county jail with exactly $14.16 in his jeans...
...deeper into Ito's financial shenanigans, they found a trail that led, indirectly, to scores of respected businessmen and government officials. A Tokyo moneylender whom police linked to Ito's financial operations said that these were small compared to the way subsidized shipbuilders used government money to bribe officials for more subsidies. The moneylender backed up his story with a list of wild geisha parties thrown by shipbuilders and subcontractors for government officials, including seven members of Yoshida's Cabinet. Altogether, 600 geishas were involved in the parties. Soon 100 suspects, among them 59 company heads...