Notable among those mentioned is James Fail, who managed to obtain millions of dollars in subsidies despite his past troubles with the law.

Another 17 top executives obtained millions of dollars each in exercising the options.

Her husband was investigated from early 2012 on suspicion of fraudulently obtaining millions in public funds.

They were said to have obtained millions of dollars in profits and to have transferred money to the Dominican Republic.

He also visits his home state of Maryland, which obtains millions of dollars for health and education through the lottery.

He was successful in obtaining millions of proxies but they were ultimately insufficient.

All together, investigators said, the payoffs helped the contractors obtain millions of dollars' worth of jobs.

Krolicki also formulated and implemented many investment programs that obtained tens of millions of dollars in revenue for the state.

Over the years he has obtained millions of dollars in grants for libraries, museums, municipalities, police departments, hospitals, schools, and programs that support the arts.

As a result, the report charges, girls have less chance of obtaining millions of dollars in financial aid from corporations, government agencies and charitable foundations.