corruption
Example Sentences
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received millions of pounds from an oligarch using funds from a firm implicated in criminal corruption, a BBC investigation has found.
From BBC
The idea is to end some importers’ preferential dollar-exchange rate—which had fed arbitrage and corruption and undermined the rial—and replace it with direct consumer subsidies.
Sanctions, corruption and mismanagement have left the oil-rich nation facing endemic water and electricity shortages.
From Los Angeles Times
An independent state audit released last month found administrative vulnerabilities in some of California’s social services programs but stopped short of alleging widespread fraud or corruption.
From Los Angeles Times
Officials have also been accused of widespread corruption.
From BBC
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