There were even assertions that it gave kickbacks to doctors for patient referrals.

It said physicians, chiropractors and accountants gave kickbacks to the union in return for union business.

Lincare was also accused of giving doctors kickbacks through payments disguised as consulting fees, like medical director agreements.

She was also accused of "having given Pavlo Lazarenko kickbacks in exchange for her company's stranglehold on the country's gas supplies".

The officials said that Mr. Levin has admitted giving kickbacks to trustees who authorized unnecessary legal fees.

Paying bribes and giving kickbacks is not an acceptable way to do business.

The scheme operated on several levels, with restaurants paying consultants and inspectors, who gave kickbacks to supervisors in the Health Department.

They admitted receiving payments from the contractors and giving substantial kickbacks to the contractors.

The government said that the brokers were given kickbacks in the form of cash and commissions that were generated through fake trades.

The Justice Dept. accused them of giving preferential treatment to certain bank vendors, who gave them kickbacks.