Perhaps the bribery case would not stand up to scrutiny, after all.

It was this re-zoning process that triggered the bribery case.

Charges in bribery cases lapse after ten years.

Lawyers said that the difference could confuse companies wishing to settle bribery cases.

One example could be to strengthen investigative and prosecution efforts in foreign bribery cases and enforcing existing laws.

His flat denial of the bribery charges are exactly the sort of spirited defence his supporters expect.

It could come to a head within hours, should he plead guilty to bribery charges to avoid a long trial and possible jail term.

This week, accounting for the bribery charges was compounded by a big hit on the company's currency hedges.

Three weeks later, he was indicted on unrelated bribery charges.

Indeed, several money managers were eventually convicted on bribery charges.

Well, now he's gone in a bribery scandal.

He fell from power in 1974 after a bribery scandal.

The engine maker was hit by a bribery scandal and the weak pound.

The city's gardening staff was cut from 1,200 in 1998 to about 400 today as services were outsourced, only for contracts to be suspended amid a bribery scandal.

The first of the two contracts, awarded in 1999, ended two years later in a bribery scandal that resulted in criminal prosecution.

They were all quizzed on suspicion of corruption, conspiracy to commit bribery and conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office.

Nine were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery while the remaining six defendants were charged with one count of bribery.

He pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion.