Sentence examples for serious bribery from inspiring English sources
But the police do not have to say where or why the person is being held, and the new law has been widely criticized for a clause that allows the police to hold a suspect in secret for up to six months in cases involving national security, terrorism or serious bribery.
More alarming to lawmakers and aides, however, is that prosecutors may turn their attention to the dinners at the Alpine and Capital Grille or other gifts they might have accepted from Mr. Magliocchetti — potential violations of longstanding Congressional ethics rules that could lead to more serious bribery charges if linked to official acts.
Three years ago, when he was FA chairman, Bernstein made a lone appeal to postpone the unopposed re-election of Blatter in the wake of serious bribery allegations involving Fifa executive committee members Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner.
The indictments are serious: bribery and underage prostitution.
The undersheriff, Mr. Morris, faces 29 felony counts and 60 misdemeanors, the most serious charges being bribery.
And Mr Olmert's predecessor, Ariel Sharon, was interrogated both about breaking such financing rules and about much more serious allegations of bribery and breach of trust.
His former undersheriff, Edward J. Morris, was charged with 28 felony counts and 7 misdemeanors, the most serious charge being bribery.
In a long-awaited report that provoked an angry reaction from House Republicans, the committee dismissed the most serious charges of bribery and special favors.
"At a time when Halliburton is defrauding the federal government and facing serious allegations of bribery, we look forward to taking this debate to George Bush," Mr Kerry said recently.
Fifa's vote to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia should be rerun in the wake of serious allegations of bribery in the decision to hold the 2022 tournament in Qatar, a former Labour sports minister has said.
But more serious allegations of bribery were dropped even though he had been fingered by Samsung's former chief lawyer, who spoke of a huge slush fund.Mr Lee has also been charged with transferring control to his 40-year-old son and heir, Jay Y . Lee by arranging for Samsung affiliates to sell shares to the younger Mr Lee at artificially low prices.
