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kickback

noun as in bribe

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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.

Young doesn’t allow kickbacks and in instances when he or managers discovered that a team member had “improperly incentivized” patients, that person was fired, said Cohen.

Court documents describe a kickback scheme operating for years that influenced the selection of wines available in the grocery chain’s stores.

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At a recent House hearing, Mr Discaya admitted to paying kickbacks to lawmakers - "We couldn't do anything but play along with them" - but the Congressmen disputed his allegation.

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For instance, the ACB accused Mutharika of receiving a kickback from a contract to supply food to the police - he denied any wrongdoing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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