Word: bribe
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lose? Are they going to say we will be in the confessional next?" He ultimately approved the bugging, but insisted the conversations could be recorded only when agents watching the judge's chambers had good reason to suspect that the visitor would offer a bribe. The case, known as Operation Greylord, resulted in the conviction of seven judges and 17 other public officials...
...Disregard for the law, report padding, bribe taking, sycophancy and the encouragement of toadyism have had a deleterious effect on the moral atmosphere of the society...
Their letter concludes with a bribe and athreat. "I have enclosed my resume and $100 cash,and look forward to hearing from you soon. You hadbetter hurry up, because the phone is ringing, andit's probably Goldman, Sachs calling about thatSummer Vice Presidency...
...Senate subcommittee investigating foreign payments by American corporations looked into Khashoggi's dealings. Northrop said it had given him $450,000 in bribes for Saudi generals. Khashoggi denied the allegations that he had asked for bribe money, but the accusations did not endear him to the Saudi ruling family. In 1976 and '77 the Securities and Exchange Commission attempted several times to subpoena Khashoggi as part of its investigation into arms companies. Khashoggi stayed away from the U.S. for nearly two years, but later came back to give a voluntary deposition...
...tradition in Czechoslovakia, where the moon-mouthed fish is the centerpiece of holiday feasts. The challenge is to get a fat and tasty one, and that is where the corruption comes in. In Prague hundreds of fish vendors flock to giant carp tanks on the city's outskirts. They bribe the staff to give them big carp instead of small, the truckers to deliver the fish early instead of late and officials to award them prime locations on city streets. By the time the fish are ready for sale, the payoffs have added 40% to the cost. Since prices...