Regardless of the extent of their political power, the freedmen did manage to amass wealth through their positions.

He often went away to foreign lands to trade and amass wealth.

Following his success with diamonds continued two amass wealth by mining manganese and exploring for oil on the ocean floor.

By the time he was seeking a sixth five-year-term in 1993, the discontent focused on his family's substantial amassed wealth.

The 2003 complaint against him stated that he had amassed wealth worth crores of rupees.