Showing posts with label fraud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fraud. Show all posts

Monday, May 18, 2020

Corruption is not always about the money

Mayor Quimby, a stereotypically corrupt public official

Image: The Simpsons™ © 20th Century Fox. Used without permission.

"Where is the, uh... bribe?

If, like Joe Quimby, you associate corruption with financial wrongdoing - the offering and acceptance of cash bribes, or the awarding of public contracts to friends and associates - you might not see the allegations published in Part One of this blog as being directly linked to corruption.

The international community sees corruption in a broader sense, and links corruption to the violation of peoples' rights.