kickback
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The drum set and bajo quinto kept pace, making the set feel more like a rock show than a backyard kickback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 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
The government also alleged the couple drew around $2 million in a kickback scheme related to a state supplier of personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic that Sun helped certify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 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
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A BBC investigation in December found some driving instructors were being offered kickbacks of up to £250 a month to sell their login details to touts.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
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
In 2007, a former Orleans Parish School Board president pleaded guilty to taking some $140,000 in kickbacks from a JRL salesman in return for purchasing $14 million in I CAN Learn contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 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
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