He created the State Roads Commission in 1908 to improve Maryland's road system ; he pushed through a Corrupt Practices Act to create more accountability for campaign funds ; and he supported the direct election of U. S. Senators ( though that actually passed into law after his term ).

The disputed Presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes ( the Republican governor of Ohio ) and Samuel J. Tilden ( the Democratic governor of New York ) was allegedly resolved by the Compromise of 1877, also known as the Corrupt Bargain.

In 2007, the Administrative Panel of Inquiry on Reports of Alleged Corrupt Practices recommended that Ajudua's wife should not run for political office on the basis of an EFCC report that she had been involved in a conspiracy to obtain $ 7. 85M and N3Million under false pretense and had used money from fraudsters to campaign for election, although the panel noted that there was no direct evidence linking her to the activities of her husband.

As per the agreement with prosecutors, the two Daimler subsidiaries admitted to knowingly violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which bars companies and their officials from paying bribes to foreign officials to win business.

Corrupt countries may formally have legislation to protect the environment, it cannot be enforced if officials can easily be bribed.

Corrupt officials were reportedly abundant.

United States law is particularly strict in limiting the ability of businesses to pay for the awarding of contracts by foreign governments ; however, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act contains an exception for " grease payments "; very basically, this allows payments to officials in order to obtain the performance of ministerial acts which they are legally required to do, but may delay in the absence of such payment.

Both Okada and Wynn are under federal investigation for possibly bribing foreign officials to gain business advantage in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Corrupt and lethargic officials were flogged in the courtyard ; this brought about the much required discipline in the administration.

Accordingly, under Bamberger's leadership, the legislature passed a wide variety of legislation: a Corrupt Practices Act, to control cronyism and kickbacks from utility companies to public officials, and a Labor Organization Act, acknowledging labor's right to unionize ( the Federal Government did not enact such legislation until it passed the Wagner Act of 1935 ).

Corrupt tax officials cooperate with the tax payers who intend to evade taxes.

The scandal also played a part in the formulation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act which President Jimmy Carter signed into law on December 19, 1977, which made it illegal for American persons and entities to bribe foreign government officials.

Corrupt governments may favor one set of business owners who have close ties to the government over others.

Corrupt or malfunctioning voting machines might store votes other than as intended by the voter unnoticed.

Although it did not entirely remove corruption from the voting system, it strengthened the Corrupt Practices Act 1854 and was aided by a number of disenfranchised, small boroughs.

* Corrupt regulators, such as Ronald Dale Harris

In December 2011, Aon Corporation paid a $ 16. 26 million penalty to the US Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) and the US Department of Justice ( DOJ ) for violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ( FCPA ).

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

Corrupt county commissioner Boss Jefferson Davis Hogg, who either runs or has fingers in just about everything in Hazzard County ( and whose exact powers, much like the terms of the Duke boys ' probation, often vary between episodes ) is forever angry with the Dukes, in particular Bo and Luke, for eternally foiling his crooked scams and is always looking for ways to get them out of the picture so that his plots have a chance of succeeding.

( 2010 ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: A Practical Resource for Managers and Executives

This earned her a spot on the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington advocacy group's " Top 20 Most Corrupt Members of Congress " report.

In 2008, Congresswoman Blackburn was named one of CREW's Most Corrupt Members of Congress by government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

McClellan continued his efforts against organized crime, supplying the political influence for the anti-organized crime laws ( Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, RICO ) which were conceived by G. Robert Blakey until 1973 when he switched to investigating political subversion.

On September 19, 2011, the ethics watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ( CREW ) released their annual Most Corrupt Members of Congress report.

Berkley was named in CREW's Most Corrupt Members of Congress report for the second year in a row in 2012.

In 2007, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington named Congressman Rogers to its list of the Most Corrupt Members of Congress.

On May 22, 2009, Betty Jefferson, Mose Jefferson, Angela Coleman, and Mose's longtime companion, former New Orleans City Councilwoman Renée Gill Pratt, were indicted for violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ( RICO ) Act.

In 2007, Christian Sapsizian, a former adjunct to the vicepresident of Alcatel for Latin America, pleaded guilty in the U. S. District Court of Miami to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by conspiring with Edgar Valverde ( the president of Alcatel in Costa Rica ) to bribe an " official " of the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity ( ICE ) and a " senior government official " of Costa Rica.

She was the first MP to be disqualified from membership of the House of Commons for that offence since it was introduced by the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883.

Facing a massive asset seizure that would have left both him and beloved wife destitute and a case he could not possibly beat, Johnny pleaded guilty to 47 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ( RICO ) predicates for a reduced sentence of 15 years and a fine of 4. 2 million dollars — effectively ending his position as boss ( but still leaving Ginny enough money to live comfortably ).

However, the Tories complained that Whiteway's Liberals had promised jobs to Newfoundlanders who voted for him and filed petitions in the Supreme Court under the Corrupt Practices Act against fifteen Liberal members of the House alleging bribery and corruption.

The Tories had argued that Whiteway's Liberals had promised jobs to Newfoundlanders who voted for him and filed petitions in the Supreme Court under the Corrupt Practices Act against fifteen Liberal members of the House alleging bribery and corruption.

In return for Clay's support, which won him the presidency, John Quincy Adams appointed Clay as secretary of state in what Jacksonians denounced as The Corrupt Bargain.

Titan pled guilty and paid the largest penalty under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in history for bribery and filing false tax returns.

Congress opted to put a federal criminal limit on interest rates by the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ( RICO ) definitions of " unlawful debt ", which make it a federal felony to lend money at an interest rate more than twice the local state usury rate and then try to collect that " unlawful debt ".

With the number and size of penalties increasing, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ( FCPA ) is causing many U. S. institutions to look into how they evaluate all of their relationships overseas.

Liandri entered into the Tournament, as it is officially called, sponsoring their own team, the Corrupt.

* Corrupt religious opposition to critical thinking ; the corrupt ulema wanted to " protect " their position as heads of state.

In 2010 Judicial Watch released their list of " Washington's ten Most Corrupt Politicians.

* United States v. Congress of Industrial Organizations, 335 U. S. 106 ( 1948 ), holding that unions advocating members vote for particular Congress candidates did not violate the Federal Corrupt Practices Act as amended by the Labor Management Relations Act

The Parliamentary Elections Corrupt Practices Act 1885 clarified that an employer was legally permitted to give paid time off from work to allow employees to vote, so long as this was given equally to all voters and not along party lines.