Sentence examples for corrupt transactions from inspiring English sources
The use of the Cayman Islands to facilitate the allegedly corrupt transactions appears to have been longstanding.
People can now report anonymously on the nature, value and location of corrupt transactions across the country.
The National Bureau of Investigation has issued an arrest warrant for a Manila businesswoman, Janet Lim-Napoles, who is suspected of having facilitated some of the corrupt transactions with lawmakers.
In court appearances in July and August, Najib received seven charges for criminal breach of trust, bribery and money laundering over corrupt transactions also linked to 1MDB, to which he also pleaded not guilty.
Based on his finding that more than $1 trillion a year is paid in bribery globally, Mr. Kaufmann, formerly director of global programs at the World Bank Institute, estimates there are tens of billions of dollars of corrupt transactions each year in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mr Zhou was accused of several crimes, including "serious violations of party discipline", "accepting large sums of bribes", "disclosing party and state secrets" and "committing adultery with several women" as part of corrupt transactions, Xinhua news agency reported (in Chinese).
Currently, however, anti-corruption responsibilities only require corporations to think about avoiding direct involvement in a corrupt transaction.
The swirl of new money flowing through the streets may have added many zeroes to every corrupt transaction.
When money passes from one person to another in a corrupt transaction, and no one else knows of the arrangement, it is often impossible to prosecute unless one admits a role.
Malaysian opposition parliamentarian Tony Pua told the Guardian the "basis to absolve the prime minister of any wrongdoing is utterly without merit because the 'personal affair' does not preclude corrupt motives or transactions".
In the S.E.C.'s case, David Rosenfeld of the New York regional office said then that Mr. Rattner "delivered special favors and conducted sham transactions that corrupted the Retirement Fund's investment process".
