By 1999, Mr. Yeltsin and his family were being accused of accepting kickbacks.

The council had suspected that MacDonald accepted kickbacks from contractors and corporations.

On July 5, 2006, it was reported that Crosby would plead guilty to accepting kickbacks.

So far, 12 men have pleaded guilty to charges ranging from accepting kickbacks to mail fraud, he said.

He buries his gold and accepts kickbacks.

Earlier in the year, the inspector general reached settlements with two doctors accused of accepting kickbacks from Lincare.

In the last four years, at least 25 government officials have been sentenced to death for accepting bribes and kickbacks.

In addition, the company was convicted of selling products below cost and accepting kickbacks from wholesalers.

Mr. Marguglio, who had been housing director for 20 years, also pleaded guilty to accepting kickbacks and was sentenced to 57 months in prison.

He was indicted in 1997 for accepting kickbacks and bribes, and for misuse of government property.