Fitzwilliam was now ordered to resume his own inquiry, and Calthorpe faced two serious charges: wrongly pressing for Bird's conviction, and acting corruptly in the examination of O'Roghan.

It can be contrasted with individual officials or agents who act corruptly within the system.

Both men were later accused of acting corruptly but had enough influence to save their careers.

He said Mr. North should not be "legally exonerated as he suggests because he was not put on notice that criminal statutes long in effect would be applied to him if he acted corruptly as alleged."

Health Minister Hector Lombardo said of Mr. Menem: "By defending people who acted corruptly he is involving himself in the corruption.

Mr. Thacher called for action by the Mayor, Chancellor and Board of Education to "bring about reforms that will reduce the opportunities and incentives to act corruptly."

However she had to set up a second home, she'd paid out the money and hadn't acted corruptly so she wouldn't be repaying it.

Letellier justified the dismissal on charges that the government was acting incompotently and corruptly on the matter of railway legislation.

Politicians, the mega-wealthy, and the super powerful, can only act corruptly if what they do is shielded from public scrutiny.

No one charges that he acted corruptly, but the public has a right to complete confidence in the disinterested service of its most powerful officials.