corruption

Example Sentences

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Dati is due to appear in court in September charged with corruption between 2010 and 2012 when she was a member of the European Parliament, but she has denied the charges.

From Barron's

His testimony was seen as blowing the lid on the extent of police corruption at a local level in South Africa and led to the suspension of several of the officers he had named.

From BBC

Dati has thrown all she has into her campaign for city hall, despite a trial looming in September on corruption charges she denies.

From Barron's

To achieve anything at all in the face of widespread, institutional corruption is worth celebrating.

From Salon

In 2014 the man who once headed China's vast security apparatus was arrested, and two years later, Hu's top aide was jailed for life for corruption.

From BBC