Word: bribed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...while in office by a 21-member Boston grand jury. In the eight months since it was impaneled at the request of Republican Attorney General Edward Brooke, the grand jury has charged 40 persons with various violations of public trust. It now accused Furcolo of conspiring to arrange a bribe while he was Governor...
...control over some 1,000 state patronage jobs. The grand jury charged that Furcolo had conspired to pay off four council members so they would vote for DiNatale. In last week's indictment, the four council members-Democrats all -were charged with asking for and getting a bribe in a conspiracy with Furcolo. DiNatale had been indicted a week earlier on separate allegations of larceny, bribery and conspiracy...
...Steward of the DU Club has been red following his conviction last week on charges of attempting to bribe a Cambridge police officer and serving liquor to a minor. Mathew T. Smith, the steward involved, has appealed both convictions...
Following his identification by the teenager, Smith called Gallagher aside, according to the Cambridge officer, and said, "I'll give you $100 if you squash this." Gallagher said the bribe offer was then repeated in the presence of his partner...
When he recently completed a 15-month rap at Michigan's Jackson state prison, Benjamin Ritholz boasted the rare distinction of having paid for paying his debt to society. Reason: Lens-maker Ritholz, who was convicted of trying to bribe the state optometry board, is a millionaire. And under a 1935 state law, Michigan requires rich prisoners to pay their...