kickback

Investigators earlier alleged a key Zelensky ally orchestrated a $100-million kickback scheme to siphon funds, triggering public anger at a time of widespread power outages caused by Russian attacks.

“In some instances, the defendants received bribes and kickback payments — funneled through third parties — in exchange for rigging pitches.”

Clase received kickbacks from the bettors for the information and sometimes provided money to finance the scheme, according to charges.

They say that he agreed with Clase that he would throw prearranged balls instead of strikes on pitches in two games in exchange for bribes and kickbacks.

In June 1977 the Washington Post reported that the Justice Department was probing Diggs for receiving kickbacks from some of his congressional employees’ inflated salaries.