Tag: bribe
Traffic official detained for asking a ¢35,000 bribe
QCOSTARICA - A traffic official was arrested on suspicion of charging a driver ¢35,000 in exchange for not fining him a ticket.
The arrest was made by agents of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) on Wednesday in the Traffic Police delegation, in Zapote, San...
Italian tries to bribe cops with $380 during drug arrest
QCOSTARICA - An Italian man tried to bribe some officers of the Fuerza Publica (National Police) after they detained him for throwing a bag full of crack through the window of a vehicle.
The incident occurred in Sardinal de Carrillo, Guanacaste, near the Pacific beach...
Fired Venezuela Prosecutor Leaks Video Implicating Maduro in Taking $35M Bribe
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela at a news conference in Caracas. Credit Ariana Cubillos/Associated Press
Venezuela’s ousted chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega published on her blog a video last week that showed an executive of the scandal-hit Brazilian firm Odebrecht claiming he had paid a huge...
Ad Honorarium, Say What?
Q OPINION - “An honorarium is an ex gratia payment (i.e., a payment made without the giver recognizing himself as having any liability or legal obligation made to a person for his or her services in a volunteer capacity or for services for which...
