kickback
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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
Under a 1975 federal law called the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, steering consumers into certain mortgages in exchange for a fee or a kickback is illegal.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 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
Court documents describe a kickback scheme operating for years that influenced the selection of wines available in the grocery chain’s stores.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 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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