Sentence examples for direct bribery from inspiring English sources

"It is obvious, however, that pressure continues to be applied, administrative resources used for influence and often direct bribery employed".

Candidates who already hold state office have had to sit on the sidelines; state law prevents them from raising money during a legislative session — the better to avoid the appearance of direct bribery while bills are under consideration.

Anticipatory bribery undermines trust in government almost as much as direct bribery.

Sharon L. McCarthy, an assistant United States attorney, said in a recent court filing that Mr. Schussler started, devised, financed and directed the bribery operation.

Blatter's incumbency has been tainted with rumors of financial irregularities and dirty dealings, culminating in 2002 with direct accusations of bribery made in the press by the vice president of the African Football Conderation, Farah Addo.

Meanwhile, WorldNetDaily has been engaging in a more direct form of bribery by raising money to help fund the posse investigation.

Federal courts have generally recognized two main areas of public-sector honest service fraud: bribery (direct or indirect), where a public official was paid in some way for a particular decision or action, and failure to disclose a conflict of interest, resulting in personal gain.

The health NGOs targeted in the break-ins Thursday have not made a direct link with the bribery investigation in statements on the burglaries.

But despite giving up his football posts he has repeatedly denied direct involvement in the bribery plot.

On March 29th, a congressional investigative committee published a report absolving Lula of direct responsibility for the mensalão a bribery scam that has implicated a score of congressmen, the PT's top officials and the president's former chief of staff.

A victory for Kuczynski – known popularly as PPK – would be less an endorsement of his policies than a vote of disapproval for his rival, the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for directing death squads, embezzlement and bribery during his 1990-2000 government.