kickback

Example Sentences

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Participants allegedly capitalized on a martial-law ban on lawsuits against important state entities by demanding kickbacks before contractors received payment for their work.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to the lawsuit, CRP was told the employees getting kickbacks had been fired, but Cookies still prohibited CRP from changing suppliers.

From Los Angeles Times

The government’s case relied heavily on the testimony of one of Diaz’s predecessors as treasurer, Alejandro Andrade, who took the witness stand to testify that the kickback scheme he struck with Gorrin continued under Diaz.

From Seattle Times

Such payments constitute illegal kickbacks under the False Claims Act, the Justice Department contends.

From Washington Times

"Those who do business with the government are prohibited from paying kickbacks, which can result in unnecessary purchases and increase costs to taxpayers," said Brian Boynton, head of the Justice Department's civil division.

From Reuters