Sentence examples for bribes graft from inspiring English sources

What tends to get stuck in people's minds is New Jersey politics -- and its particular reputation of mob connections, bribes, graft, indicted mayors and investigated county executives.

No one knows how much of the money disappears as bribes, graft or outright theft.

China's state-run news media portrayed the judgment as proof that the party leadership under Xi Jinping is determined to end the bribe-taking, graft and brazen self-enrichment that have fed widespread public disenchantment with officials.

But like dozens of other prominent politicians across the spectrum, Mr. Maranhão is grappling with claims that he pocketed bribes in the graft scheme surrounding Petrobras, the national oil company.

Like Mr. Cunha and dozens of other high-ranking politicians, Mr. Maranhão is facing claims that he took bribes in the enormous graft scheme surrounding the national oil company, Petrobras.

In Mexico Wal-Mart was awash in "dishonest graft" -- bribes given to local officials to grease the process for opening new stores.

The current president, Jacob Zuma, has fought off accusations of graft and bribe-taking.

Aside from a few high-profile arrests, those who are tried and punished for graft and accepting bribes are lower-level bureaucrats on the take.

Each place in parliament represents a certain amount of potential graft, and the bribes paid to buy and fake votes was, for many candidates, seed money for business ventures.

Dishonest graft, Plunkitt explained, involves bribes and blackmail.

The racetrack bribe was run-of-the-mill graft that could be committed over and over by a man who prided himself on political fundraising.