Examples of bribery in a Sentence

They were arrested on charges of bribery.

Recent Examples on the Web The de facto leader of the manufacturing conglomerate Samsung, received a presidential pardon Friday, wiping the billionaire scion’s criminal record clean after a massive bribery scandal that ignited nationwide protests in 2017. — Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 Adams for months pushed the attorneys to provide more information about the scope and scale of the bribery scandal. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 27 July 2022 López's international business connections came under scrutiny last year after two investigative news reports revealed his company received about $35,000 connected to a massive international bribery scandal. — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2022 Salt Lake City's 2002 Winter Olympics after a bribery scandal. — Sam Metz, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022 Commonwealth Edison electricity customers would get more than $38 million in refunds tied to the federal bribery scandal that led to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s indictment, under a proposal being considered by state regulators. — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2022 The 2019 Varsity Blues admissions bribery scandal showed how far some rich parents will go to give their children an unfair advantage. — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 1 June 2022 Glencore investors don’t seem troubled by the bribery scandal. — Christopher Helman, Forbes, 26 May 2022 FirstEnergy is the subject of an ongoing FBI probe over a $60 million bribery scandal in which the company essentially bought seats in the state legislature to funnel itself a $1 billion bailout. — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 19 May 2022 See More

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