Sentence examples for a corrupt act from inspiring English sources

First, a higher probability of getting caught in a corrupt act decreases corruption.

In his testimony Mr. Freeh said, "The pardon of Marc Rich was a corrupt act," but he said "it was not an act by Mr. Holder".

The subcommittee ruled that Mr. Kouri did not commit a corrupt act because he had not yet taken his oath at the time he took the money.

When money has been offered or promised in exchange for a corrupt act, the official involved need not actually accomplish that act for the offense of bribery to be complete.

CHIEF SUPPORTS NOMINEE In the confirmation hearing for Eric H. Holder Jr., President-elect Barack Obama's selection for attorney general, Louis J. Freeh, the former director of the F.B.I., said that Mr. Holder was drawn into a "corrupt act" when he became involved in the pardon of a fugitive businessman by Bill Clinton.

WASHINGTON — A former F.B.I. director testified on Friday that Eric H. Holder Jr. was drawn into a "corrupt act" when Mr. Holder, who is President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to be attorney general, became involved in the pardon of a fugitive businessman in 2001.

While admitting he had made mistakes in handling his personal and public business and apologizing for any wrongdoing, Mr. Rangel said he had not committed any corrupt acts.

A Corrupt Practices Act required candidates for office to file reports of their expenses, limited the amount of allowable expenses, and forbade public service corporations from contributing to any campaign.

"To see the odd scandal and the odd corrupt act," he says, "maybe helps us realise what our values are".

A14 Whistleblower Punished A lawyer who divulged a client's confidences to bring down a corrupt judge acted improperly, the Washington Supreme Court ruled.

A lawyer who divulged a client's confidences to bring down a corrupt judge acted improperly, the Washington Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.