How to Use bribery in a Sentence

bribery

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  • They were arrested on charges of bribery.
  • Catch up on what to know about the bribery trial in progress.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The two men have been linked to a high-profile bribery scandal.
    — Katharina Rosskopf, Bloomberg.com, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Grunewald to one count of bribery and Gilbert to one count of making false statements to the FBI.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Also in 1999, he was acquitted of weapons and bribery charges.
    — Chloe Melas, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Combs was acquitted of weapons and bribery charges, and Shyne was found guilty of the club shooting at trial.
    — Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • He has not been sentenced after pleading guilty to one bribery charge a year ago.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The rights to the game were subject to byzantine contracts and agreements and machinations and bribery.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Netanyahu also faces a litany of corruption charges on bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
    — Paul Goldman, NBC News, 16 July 2023
  • The company was sentenced to five years of probation for fraud and bribery.
    — Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Wrapping up Tuesday, Moss repeated that the case is not about bribery.
    — Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Combs was acquitted of gun possession and bribery charges, while Shyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Schindler, for example, was in jail on charges of bribery at the time the eponymous list of workers whose lives would be saved was put together.
    — Emily Tamkin, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The bribery allegation is the most recent in a growing list of criminal charges that Bankman-Fried faces.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The relationship was considered central to the bribery charge.
    — Jim Vertuno, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The charges against him, including bribery, fraud and breach of trust, served as the backdrop for a wide-ranging attack on the country’s judiciary.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The voting to acquit Paxton one-by-one on 16 charges of misconduct, bribery and corruption took more than an hour.
    — Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Last month, Menendez and his wife were charged in a sweeping indictment and accused of multiple bribery counts.
    — Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Grassley has now released the form, which does mention that Zlochevsky made the initial bribery allegations.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 20 July 2023
  • The articles of impeachment include bribery and abuse of public trust.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Prosecutors must prove there was a pattern of two or more crimes, such as bribery, extortion and fraud, within 10 years.
    — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2023
  • First the Car Wash scandal starting in 2014, which ensnared much of Brazil’s political class in a sprawling bribery and kickback scheme.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Morrison pleaded guilty to two counts, one count of bribery and one count of federal income tax evasion.
    — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Singer had created a system of bribery and fraud in order to help wealthy parents get a leg up on their kids’ college admissions chances.
    — William Earl, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Turley said lawmakers can look at criminal codes that deal with bribery.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Hood had worked for a subsidiary, Note Printing Australia, but rather than being found guilty of bribery, Hood was the one who notified authorities about the bribes.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2023
  • With the stroke of DeWine’s pen on Independence Day, the foundation and 19 regional boards became immune from state bribery, ethics, or open records laws.
    — Jack Shuler, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
  • He was originally scheduled to be sentenced on fraud and bribery charges in September 2022.
    — Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Each have previously pleaded guilty to one count of bribery of a public official and agreed to pay hefty restitution sums.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Davis pleaded guilty to two federal counts and 18 state counts, while New pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, fraud, mail fraud and racketeering in connection with the scandal.
    — Dianne Gallagher, CNN, 10 Aug. 2023

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