Articles related to "Influence Peddling"

Bribery, by any name, is universal. Its styles may be different from place to place, but its substance is always the same.

Despite being under federal indictment for attempted bribery, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, known as "Blago," acted in the influence peddling tradition of his state.

HR 875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, would violate states' Tenth Amendment rights by transferring state food control to the new Food Safety Administration.

Political corruption has been a problem since the first Europeans settled in America. From officials to politicians, laws are circumvented to obtain riches and/or power.