Sentence examples for solicited to help from inspiring English sources

Some of the bribes, prosecutors said, were solicited to help pay for lawyers who were representing him in another federal bribery case in Manhattan; that trial ended in November with his acquittal.

Jimmy K. Meng, once a Queens assemblyman, admitted in court last month that he'd solicited $80,000 to help a friend get off lightly in a criminal case.

The report also alleges that a Russian in the UN's procurement division, Alexander Yakovlev, solicited bribes to help an inspection contractor win a bid.

The FBI says it found $90,000 of this in Mr Jefferson's freezer, stacked in foil-wrapped bundles.The businesswoman claims that Mr Jefferson, the chairman of the congressional caucus on Nigeria, solicited bribes to help her business.

Suzuki studied the topic with the help of a research assistant and solicited Grady to help write the book.

By soliciting governments to help stop boats, Australia also ends up looking the other way on other rights abuses.

In late July, Mr. Salehi, a top national security adviser to Mr. Karzai, was arrested after being accused of soliciting bribes to help block an investigation of the New Ansari Exchange.

By soliciting fans to help them commission new works, the collective ensures a reliably expanding repertory for its in-house chamber ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars.

There is a growing trend among travellers of using the internet to solicit donations to help fund their trips.

After Reinecke's downfall, Reagan remained loyal to his former lieutenant, soliciting funds to help him pay his legal bills.

In late June, Trump began soliciting $675 million to help finance his purchase of the Taj Mahal and its completion.