Definition of BRIBERY

Examples of bribery in a Sentence

They were arrested on charges of bribery.

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Former Arizona assistant coach Emanuel Richardson has reached an agreement with New York prosecutors to plead guilty to one count of federal funds bribery at a hearing later this month. — John Marshall, The Seattle Times, "Arizona assistant agrees to plea deal on bribery charges," 7 Jan. 2019 Spokesman Shauna Aminath says police obtained the 14-hour warrant Saturday to search the office for documents or other evidence of bribery ahead of Sunday's election in the Maldives, which is widely seen as a referendum on the country's democracy. — Fox News, "The Latest: Official: Campaign office raided in bribery case," 22 Sep. 2018 The request set off a war between the two men, forcing council members to choose sides and even prompting Councilman Wendell Young to accuse the mayor of bribery and suggest a recall be added to the city's charter. — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "Cranley email surfaces, describes profanity-laden call from Harry Black," 24 Apr. 2018 South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, Tanzania’s John Magufuli and Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo have also encouraged the prosecution of corrupt officials and criticized citizens for normalizing a culture of bribery. — Bloomberg.com, "Bribes Lose Their Fizz as Angolan Leader Fights Corruption," 17 Apr. 2018 Last September, Montgomery decommitted from Auburn when FBI investigations into Auburn assistant Chuck Person for bribery went public. — Nihal Kolur, SI.com, "5-Star Forward E.J. Montgomery Commits to Kentucky," 9 Apr. 2018 Gilbert and Connors are also charged with the substantive offense of bribery related to federal programs. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "Bribery charges rock Alabama's political landscape: What we know today," 3 Apr. 2018 But in a 204-page FBI affidavit laying out the scope of Singer's scam, the first allegation of bribery comes in 2008, less than two months after The Key was incorporated. — Gregory Korte, USA Today, "The rise of Rick Singer: How the mastermind of college admissions scandal built an empire on lies, exploited a broken system," 19 June 2019 In 2006, a federal jury convicted Siegelman of bribery for appointing HealthSouth founder Richard Scrushy to a state hospital board in exchange for Scrushy arranging $500,000 in contributions to Siegelman’s campaign for a state lottery in 1999. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al.com, "Judge approves early end to former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman’s probation," 14 June 2019

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