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One Kano resident, who asked to be anonymous, said he had been asked to pay a bribe to get on the list.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

He told us he was contacted twice by text and offered a massive bribe - "enough money to retire on".

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The guard demanded “a donation” as he inspected their belongings, which Saavedra viewed as a request for a bribe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Federal prosecutors plan to bring further charges against Rozier, alleging that he "solicited and accepted a bribe," The New York Times reported.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Even Clarence Darrow, the great defender of the downtrodden, had been charged with trying to bribe prospective jurors.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

During his tenure, a former vice governor of eastern Jiangxi province was executed for taking bribes, the highest-ranking official to be put to death for such charges in five decades.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

But in October last year the Supreme Court quashed that argument, saying that any such cash likely stemmed from illegal bribes and therefore should not be counted.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Unlike past UAW leaders, no one alleges Fain has stolen money or taken bribes, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

At first glance, neither player seemed to be vulnerable to bribes from gamblers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Perhaps the time has come to give up the racial bribes and begin an honest conversation about race in America.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Is it true, they ask, that Jefferson bribed Trumbull to make it look that way, to show that he, Jefferson, outranked Adams?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Sure enough, the Taliban launched Chinese-made rockets at the base after dark, planted there, we were told, by farmers who had been either bribed or coerced into doing so.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

More recently, as China assailed Japan, text messages and photos that Taiwan officials said came from the Chinese military spread the claim that Takaichi had been bribed by Taiwanese diplomats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

South Korea has arrested the leader of the controversial Unification Church over allegations the organisation bribed South Korea's former first lady in exchange for business and political favours.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

“Someone has got at this idiot and bribed him too. I tell you he’s seen me scores of times. Here. Will this make you remember?”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Some members of Deutsche Telekom’s supervisory board became concerned the donation could expose the parent company to allegations of illegally bribing a foreign government, said people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

The BBC has also learned that, in another case, an Italian businessman pleaded guilty to bribing the oligarch.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026

The leader of one of South Korea's largest cult-like churches stood trial on Monday accused of bribing the country's former first lady with gifts including a designer handbag and a diamond necklace.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

They cautioned that a settlement could be viewed as bribing an elected official to win favorable regulatory treatment with regard to the Skydance merger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025

One minute Mom and Bridget and I are bribing him to take showers and the next minute he’s asking Mom if he can buy his own clothes for school.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen