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Genuinely curious. I give a few examples that i think are vague? Teacher's day presents? Hampers from clients to your company? Is someone asking for extra commission asking for a bribe? What about a tip? This question has on and off been in my mind but now the flavour of the month seems to be corruption and bribery so yes, curious.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclas...07&cid=1303 Yu Zhiping has been sentenced to 13 years in jail. Yu Zhiping, the former vice major of the city of Meishan in Sichuan province, has said that in an environment where corruption is so common, an official would be seen as a "freak" if he refuses to take a bribe. When Yu was sentenced to 13 years in jail for accepting bribes of 3 million yuan (US$480,000) last year, he said in a statement that "an official will be sneered at as a freak if he refuses to take money." According to Yu, some businesspeople would cry and beg officials to take their bribes. If the money were turned down, the official would be seen as causing the supplicant to feel humiliated. Yu was considered a successful politician before he was sentenced to jail. He said the first time he was offered 200,000 yuan (US$31,700) by a businessman, he refused to take it. The man started crying, saying that if Yu refused, he would lose face. Giving in to the man's pleading, Yu took the money and subsequently became more willing to take bribes

Another poor guy who did got paid enough to prevent him corrupting. But not too bad - accused of taking $129k bribes but facing fine only up to $100k. Still got some change left. --- NEA officer accused of taking $129k bribes AsiaOne Wed, May 04, 2011 Tweet A senior technical officer with the National Environment Agency (NEA) is on trial for allegedly receiving bribes of up to $128,980 from a contractor. Oh Hian Kee, 47, is accused of pocketing $3,000 to $30,000 from Mr Tan Boon Gee, director of Mincon Engineering, between May 2006 and August last year, reported the Straits Times. He faces 15 charges of corruption. The prosecution allegest that the money was in return for contracts to be awarded to the company. Oh was attached to Tuas South Incineration Plant's Mechanical Maintenance Unit (MMU), as one of two team leaders. His duties included planning the schedule for the overhauling of cranes, alling for quotations for repairs and procurement of equipment. Yesterday, the court heard prosecutors allege that Oh had corruptly accepted the money as rewards to help Mincon get selected for projects at the incineration plant on 15 occasions. Oh, represented by Mr K. Jayakumar Naidu, is saying that the money was for football bets that the duo had wagered on. Nine prosecution witness have been lined up, among them Ms Lim Mui Hoon, who was asked by Oh in 2006 to cash a $30,000 cheque signed by Mr Tan on his behalf. The trial continues today. If convicted, he faces a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a jail term of up to five years on each charge.

Feb 22, 2011 Seafood supplier charged with giving $1m in bribes By Elena Chong Tay is said to have given bribes of between $232 and $24,143 between 2006 and 2009 to chefs of popular Chinese restaurants and five-star hotels to advance his company's business by ensuring that they continued to buy seafood products from his company. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW A SEAFOOD supplier was brought to court on Tuesday for corruptly giving bribes totalling about $992,000 to 19 chefs. Tay Ee Tiong, 55, owner of Wealthy Seafood Product and Enterprise, is the first to be charged, following a 2009 probe by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau into more than 20 top chefs who allegedly accepted the kickbacks. Tay, who faces 223 charges, is said to have given bribes of between $232 and $24,143 between 2006 and 2009 to chefs of popular Chinese restaurants and five-star hotels to advance his company's business by ensuring that they continued to buy seafood products from his company. The chefs were from 17 restaurants. Among them are PFS Pte Ltd, Shangri-La Hotel, Meritus Mandarin, Marriott Hotel, Goodwood Park Hotel, Grand Hyatt, Four Seasons Hotel, Sheraton Hotel and Por Kee Eating House. In 11 charges, Tay allegedly conspired with Leung Wing Hoi, then Shangri-La's Chinese banquet chef, to hand over bribes amounting to $32,137 to its executive chef Peter Tsung Kang Hung between 2007 and 2009, to advance Wealthy Seafood's business interest. Mr Choo Si Sen is representing Tay, who is on $30,000 bail. The case was adjourned to April 21 for a pre-trial conference. If convicted, Tay faces a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a jail term of up to five years on each charge. Seems like the chefs didn't bother to feed the juniors, hence kena reported to CPIB.

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