Corruption

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Corruption occurs when public officials directly use their position for personal enrichment. It has existed in all exploitative states dating back to ancient times but is especially common under capitalism.^[1]

By country

Germany

In 2016, company director Uriel Sharef was tried for ordering over $14 million of bribes to government officials and financial elites in Latin America.^[1]

Soviet Union

In 1918, the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party passed a decree making bribery punishable by five years in prison. In 1922, the punishment was increased to execution.^[1]

United States

US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that the State Department had no documents on $6 billion worth of contracts.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Capitalism and Corruption" (2022-12-25). Politsturm. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Capitalism and Corruption" (2022-12-25). Politsturm. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

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