kickback

If our 2024 event was more of an intimate kickback, 2025 was an all-out party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

During his time as a Rio legislator he was accused of involvement in a kickback scheme in which he took a portion of his aides' salaries, but the case was dismissed.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

An hour later, one of its lead detectives introduced the first minutes of audio recordings with code names for main players in the alleged kickback scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

For instance, the ACB accused Mutharika of receiving a kickback from a contract to supply food to the police - he denied any wrongdoing.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025

He shows me how to hold it, how I need to keep my arms strong for the kickback, then he turns on the air compressor and gets in position to hold the wire.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

An Amazon MGM Studios executive allegedly solicited kickbacks from an aspiring vendor in exchange for post-production contract awards on shows, according to a recently filed lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

A federal judge on Tuesday delayed until next week the sentencing of Purdue on three felony charges related to paying kickbacks to doctors and reckless sales of its opioids.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

A separate investigation found that “69 employees violated internal rules by taking kickbacks for referring customers to outside investment firms,” The Asahi Shimbun reported.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

Prosecutors alleged the owners of the two centers paid illegal kickbacks to parents and billed for services never delivered, collecting $20 million in Medicaid payments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Or guardians would direct all of their wards’ business to certain stores and banks in return for kickbacks.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann