During this time,his ministers also worked to weaken the State of Wu internally through bribes and diplomatic intrigue.
The eunuchs practiced graft and accepted bribes, sold and bought positions and scrambled for the rights and interests, which deepened the social crisis.
" After a few months, he no longer required the bribes.
Prosecutors accused Mr Lee of giving bribes worth 41bn won ($36m/29m pounds) to President Park and her close friend Choi Soon-sil to win government support for a smooth leadership transition within Samsung.
The author Xi Hua argued that the party's anti-corruption drive has "achieved huge accomplishments" in recent years, but in order to keep this momentum going, the bigger challenge is to stop everyone from offering bribes in the first place.
Meanwhile, those involved in the Petrobras scandal are said to have made over $5 billion from bribes, kickbacks and money-laundering.
Meanwhile, those involved in the Petrobras scandal are said to have made over $5 billion from bribes, kickbacks and money-laundering.
The French prosecutor is also investigating allegations of bribes to cover up positive Russian doping tests by the IAAF when Lamine Diack was president.
Cheating in exams is common in India, including the paying large bribes to buy test papers.
FIFA acknowledged last Wednesday that bribes were paid for votes in bids for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, and the organization is trying to recoup tens of millions of dollars in damages.
US authorities have charged 42 defendants, 15 of whom have already been convicted, for accepting bribes from South Africa's bid to host the 2010 World Cup, as well as paying bribes for TV and marketing rights to tournaments.
Up to one's ears : The mayor says he didn't know people on his staff were taking bribes.
Some defendants, federal officials said, participated in bribes involving broadcasting rights for major soccer matches.
This year Mr Valcke confirmed that he signed off on the payment made to an account prosecutors allege was controlled by Jack Warner, a former Fifa vice-president accused by the US of taking bribes.
Mr Blatter's announcement follows US allegations in May that Fifa executives took bribes of more than $150m in a culture of "rampant, systemic and deep-rooted" corruption.
The attempted shake-up follows US allegations that Fifa executives took bribes totalling well over $150m in a culture of "rampant, systemic and deep-rooted" corruption.
A former American soccer official linked to the FIFA corruption scandal admitted that he and others on the organization's executive committee had accepted bribes for their support in the bidding to host the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, according to papers filed in the official's criminal case and released on Wednesday.
In a separate report, former FIFA executive Chuck Blazer admitted in 2013 to accepting bribes related to South Africa's 2010 World Cup bid, according to court filings released Wednesday.
The four-week introductory course, "Business Ethics in the Real World," will offer practical advice on confronting unethical situations in the workplace -- from white lies on resumes and manager pressure to falsify reports, to bosses accepting bribes or questionable company actions against industry competitors.
Jang said they most likely escaped prison only because they paid bribes, but facing a lifetime of social stigma — and having had a glimpse of the comforts of South Korea in "Scent of a Man" — he decided to defect.
