Sentence examples for worked for bribes from inspiring English sources

Teachers worked for bribes, too.

I tried wall charts and stickers, nagging, even bribes, but nothing worked for our three children.

Mr. Barnes was referring to an earlier model of malfeasance -- with apologies to Tony Soprano, the mob's influence on government corruption is thought to have waned considerably -- and noted that today's scandals are driven largely by "pay to play" schemes, in which officials dangle lucrative contracts and other public work for bribes.

As a young man, Kejriwal worked for the Indian Revenue Service and saw officials demand bribes before agreeing to sign off on legitimate refunds.

Many worked for "arrangement masters" who had the money to bribe security guards and provide the gasoline-operated pumps for draining watery areas for digging.

In one case, Mr. Berlusconi is accused of bribing David Mills, a British corporate lawyer who had worked for him, to withhold testimony.

Henchmen who worked for Caro testified to spending four weeks counting out by hand a $400 million-cash bribe for a high official in a PRI government.

He worked for his father, who made a good living as an expediter –helping Syrians navigate the maze of government bribes required to buy a car.

Mr. Jackson worked for the State Division of Military and Naval Affairs for 32 years but resigned after an undercover officer from the inspector general's office caught him on tape accepting a bribe, Mr. Cuomo said.

One line of inquiry for investigators in the case involving Mr. Todaro is whether any building owners, management firms or contractors for whom he or other inspectors worked paid bribes for the bogus inspection reports.

After taking office a year ago, the mayor set about rebuilding a department he said had fallen into disarray, with its 150 officers not expected to work for their checks and bribes tolerated.