bribery
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The former chairman of one of China's biggest state-owned airlines has been charged with bribery, state media said Friday, nearly a year after he was investigated for graft.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Lee Jae-yong has always denied the fraud charges, but was found guilty of bribery in 2017.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Kim, the wife of jailed ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed 20 months in jail for bribery at an initial trial in January, but was acquitted of acting to rig stock prices and other charges.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The U.S.-Mexico trade pact “requires our governments to criminalize bribery and corruption and enforce codes of conduct for public officials,” the ambassador noted as he closed his remarks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
In June 1923, Davis pleaded guilty to bribery and received a two-year sentence, but a few months later he was pardoned by the governor.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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