| 单词 | slush fund |
| 例句 | As you’ll remember, Nixon was at bay after a slush fund established to pay his election expenses was exposed in the press. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Then, in folksy tones, he went on to use the business of political expenses—he argued that the slush fund actually saved the American taxpayer money—as the basis for a roaring ethos appeal. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z When he discovers the family's slush fund and tax evasion schemes, he is accused of embezzlement and killed, all in the first episode. Need more payback? 9 revenge-themed K-dramas to binge after "Beef" 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The first test of their relationship came soon after the Republican convention when the New York Post reported the existence of a secret Nixon slush fund. Jeffrey Frank’s ‘Ike & Dick’: 2 strange political bedfellows 2014-02-05T21:55:34Z “But the money came from a slush fund to promote American art, which later morphed into the CIA. So they were forced to add an ending that had at least a glimmer of hope.” Apocalypse bow-wow: the new breed of arthouse animal horror 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z For one thing, dogs have helped to deflect bad press: “We’ve seen Nixon use his dog Checkers to cover his $18,000 slush fund,” Rowan says of the famous “Checkers Speech.” Why doesn’t Trump have a dog — and should he get one? Experts weigh in 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z At the same time, Santos started directly using his campaign account — funded by small and large donors who believed they were supporting a Republican for Congress — as a personal slush fund. How Santos spent donors’ money: Ferragamo, OnlyFans and Botox 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z “President Biden’s slush fund proposal is dead on arrival, just like his budgets,” Mr. Cotton said in a statement Friday. Tom Cotton says Biden’s $100B aid package is ‘dead on arrival’ 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Roh was sentenced to 22½ years in prison for accepting hundreds of millions of dollars for a slush fund while president. It’s not just Trump. These world leaders also got into legal trouble 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z After further reading, the corporation has been accused of running "a slush fund" - spending thousands on flip-flops and gig tickets as well as millions on a failed musical, all "while crying poverty". Ryan Tubridy: Why Ireland is gripped by the RTÉ pay scandal 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z The Irish state broadcaster has been accused of running a "slush fund" RTÉ accused of running slush fund as €5,000 spent on flip-flops 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The critics of Pentagon overspending quickly dubbed it that department's "slush fund." Ultimate all-American slush fund: Budget loophole could send Pentagon spending soaring even higher 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z For some, it can even make it easier to line their own pockets through the use of "political action committees" that are basically slush funds. RFK Jr. and the con men candidates 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z A Meta spokesperson provided a statement that said California’s policy would create a “slush fund” and the consolidation of the state’s news industry largely happened before Facebook became popular. California lawmakers advance journalism bill, resist Big Tech bullying | Brier Dudley 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z In a tweeted statement, Meta spokesman Andy Stone called the payment structure a "slush fund" and said the bill would primarily benefit "big, out-of-state media companies under the guise of aiding California publishers." Meta threatens to yank news content from California over payments bill 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z "This isn't a barter account, this is a slush fund." RTÉ accused of running slush fund as €5,000 spent on flip-flops 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z According to the complaint, Householder and the others controlled a slush fund that received millions of dollars from three utility companies in the state. Ohio politicians found guilty in $60 million utilities bribery scandal 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z “In other words, this provision creates a taxpayer-funded slush fund for Wall Street and heightens the risk for overspending, fraud and abuse,” Kelly said in a statement. EPA outlines $27B ‘green bank’ for clean energy projects 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z “South Sudanese admit in private that their country is essentially a slush fund,” said Alan Boswell, a South Sudan expert at the International Crisis Group. The World’s Newest Country Is Broken and Forgotten. Enter Pope Francis. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z McKean said that, without transparency, such leftover money can turn into a “slush fund” for a governor. Refusal to release inaugural donors exposes gap in Pa. law 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Officers say the couple are likely to have built up a "considerable slush fund" which could allow them to live off-grid for some time. Father of missing mother pleads for her return 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Ms Marten has inherited wealth and officers say they are likely to have built up a "considerable slush fund" that could allow them to live off grid for some time. Father of missing newborn is registered sex offender 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Even before the grants are awarded, Republicans in Congress have taken aim at the green bank, calling it a taxpayer-funded “slush fund” ripe for abuse. EPA outlines $27B ‘green bank’ for clean energy projects 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z At the same time, I am concerned that this fund is only agreed to in principle and am shocked that a U.S. senator would describe this fund as a “green slush fund.” Climate crisis: Action for poor, vulnerable countries 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Nathan also recommended setting a personal budget for a set number of items — a wish list — and a separate slush fund for impulse purchases. Holiday Shopping and Inflation 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Conservatives, meanwhile, suggested it amounted to an international slush fund for richer nations to fork over tens of billions of dollars each year to developing countries. Climate reparations get cold shoulder from activists, conservatives ahead of expected GOP roadblock 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z “Sending U.S. taxpayer dollars to a U.N. sponsored green slush fund is completely misguided,” Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said in a statement. COP27 Summit Yields ‘Historic Win’ for Climate Reparations but Falls Short on Emissions Reductions 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z “Sending U.S. taxpayer dollars to a U.N. sponsored green slush fund is completely misguided,” said Senator John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming. U.N. Climate Talks End With a Deal to Pay Poor Nations for Damage 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z As a result, it’s effectively become a slush fund for state officials to practically spend as they wish. How ‘welfare reform’ steals from the poor 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Every month she assessed our expenditures, and the surplus went into a slush fund. Advice | Ask Amy: My partner says she’s not interested when I talk about work 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z It seems she wants to have her own bank account and withdraw $400 a month to go into her personal slush fund to do with as she wishes. Advice | Ask Amy: My wife wants financial independence or a divorce 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Established to support poor families, it has too often degenerated into an opaque slush fund for states. Opinion | The hidden lesson from Mississippi’s welfare fraud scandal 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Rather than helping the poor, the federal welfare program known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, appeared to become a slush fund for pet projects and personal gain. In Mississippi, Welfare for the Well-Connected as a Scandal Spreads 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The Clintons can run a multigenerational, multimillion-dollar slush fund with foreign donors, while the FBI raids former president Trump’s home as part of a partisan witch hunt. Opinion | Two Republican women, two visions of what ails America 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Unless there is some secret Selena slush fund that I don’t know about? How Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty goes viral, with CMO Katie Welch 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Republicans, who unanimously opposed the bill in the Senate, say it would add to consumers’ energy costs, with House GOP Whip Steve Scalise claiming it “wastes billions of dollars in Green New Deal slush funds.” Big climate bill: Spending green bucks to spur green energy 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z "But Save America is not a candidate committee, it's a leadership PAC, originally designed for politicians to raise and give money to other candidates. They carry fewer restrictions and have been criticized as slush funds." Trump PAC paid Melania’s fashion designer $60,000 in donor money for “strategy consulting” 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z “There was a danger of that money becoming a slush fund well before this debacle,” she said. In Mississippi, Welfare for the Well-Connected as a Scandal Spreads 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z “At meetings, staffers often referred to the Trust Fund as a ‘slush fund,’ so I have always been suspicious of it,” Donson said. U.S. prison officials resist making inmates pay court-ordered victim fees 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z If you want to say there is a Selena slush fund then this episode goes to the moon. How Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty goes viral, with CMO Katie Welch 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z “The reason for this problem, where retirement money becomes a slush fund for women’s lives, is not because of women’s brains or hormones,” Ms. Ghilarducci said. When a Woman’s Retirement Account Becomes the Family Emergency Fund 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z As the Biden administration battles against high inflation, the $350 billion in state, local and tribal funding has been criticized by Republicans as a "slush fund." U.S. Treasury's Yellen to visit Sioux tribe, meet Canadian counterpart next week 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Trayon White, who represents one of the District’s most impoverished wards, has lambasted the mayor’s fund as a “slush fund” that has benefited developers at the expense of minority residents. D.C. mayoral candidates sound alarm on gentrification, pitch affordable housing solutions 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z “The money has become a slush fund for developers.” D.C. elections: What mayoral candidates say about housing, schools, crime 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z It “has become a slush fund for developers in D.C.,” he said, “and when they build, we only find a few units in the development project for affordable housing.” D.C. mayoral candidates spar on crime, education at debate 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z “My hunch is that women’s money gets treated like a slush fund because it has been earmarked that way,” she said. When a Woman’s Retirement Account Becomes the Family Emergency Fund 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Despite the seemingly harmless names, these programs function as slush funds to steer federal cash toward local pork like recreational trails, streetcars, and even more bike lanes. Washington’s devious detours for drivers 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Do I demand that department slush funds be used, which is unlikely, since this is one of many labs? There Is No Upside to an 8 A.M. Meeting 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z "PACs are often used as slush funds," Paul S. Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the good government nonprofit Common Cause, told CNN. Trump asks fans for cash to pay for new “Trump Force One” after emergency landing over the weekend 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z “Basically, they proposed and voted through this thing that ended up being like a legal slush fund for them,” he said. Reality Intrudes on a Utopian Crypto Vision 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The Treasury Department described the fund, which was created in 2011 and operates in the insurance and financial services industries, as Mr. Putin’s “slush fund” and emblematic of Russia’s kleptocracy. U.S. escalates sanctions with a freeze on Russian central bank assets. 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z "One thing I agree with Perdue on: the corrupt 'leadership committee' slush fund law is bad," tweeted state Sen. Elena Parent, the chairwoman of the state Senate Democratic Caucus. Abrams, Perdue in unlikely alliance after Kemp backs rule change that would aid his election hopes 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Rep. Michael McCaul, the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called it an “unaccountable UN slush fund” that has already provided at least $100 million to China. House to vote on bill to boost US computer chip production 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Some of it was used as a slush fund to bribe European politicians and make luxury purchases. Court approves £5.6m seizure over money laundering 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z State Sen. Elena Parent, Democratic Caucus chair, tweeted Thursday: “One thing I agree with Perdue on: the corrupt ‘leadership committee’ slush fund law is bad.” Perdue challenges campaign fundraising law benefitting Kemp 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Navalny’s “Putin Palace” investigation, about a lavish Black Sea residence Navalny claimed was built for Putin by use of a slush fund, has been viewed more than 120 million times. Russia fines Google $100 million, and Meta $27 million, over ‘failure to remove banned content’ 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Irizarry has claimed the bank accounts in question amounted to a profit-producing “slush fund” for official and personal travel of federal law enforcement, U.S. prosecutors and confidential sources. DEA agent gets 12 years for conspiring with Colombian cartel 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Business leaders who stuck by Assad have been detained and pressured to cough up money to supposed charities that are widely seen as Assad slush funds. Assad’s tightening grip Boebert considers payouts to grieving families to help them bury their loved ones in the midst of a pandemic to be akin to a slush fund. Perspective | The exhausting, soul-sapping meanness of Lauren Boebert 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Two Iranian diplomats alleged that he had a secret slush fund of about $25,000 a month. Ardeshir Zahedi, flamboyant Iranian ambassador who advised the shah, dies at 93 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z “He is just raising money to have a big slush fund.” Trump looks to 2024, skirting social media bans and leading a fundraising juggernaut 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z "I now feel limitlessly shameful for being a former president," Roh told the public in a tearful televised apology in 1995 for secretly amassing a $654 million slush fund while in office. South Korea's former president Roh Tae-woo dies at 88 - hospital 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z And the bills include a major funding injection for the IRS, and creates a $1 billion “climate change slush fund” out of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s budget, Mr. Shelby said. Democrats’ spending bills cut ICE and border wall, pump money into environment and abortion 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z It was particularly sweet for beleaguered Nebraska coach Bill Jennings, who had been an OU assistant from 1950-55 and was the fall guy for Bud Wilkinson’s alleged slush fund used to pay players. Thanks for the memories: This isn’t your dad’s Nebraska-OU 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Tonight’s premiere recalls a bank robbery targeting a $30 million slush fund for President Richard Nixon. What's on TV Monday: 'The Republic of Sarah' on the CW; 'The Bachelorette' season finale 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Even though Truman didn’t have to formally document the account’s usage, it wasn’t designed as a personal slush fund. Column: Trump will get millions in post-presidential benefits, thanks to Harry Truman's lies 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z McLaren also accused Ajan, a Hungarian who was at the I.W.F. for 45 years, of using the federation’s bank accounts as a personal slush fund, and of maintaining power by buying votes. Weight Lifting, an Original Olympic Sport, May Be Dropped 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The measure would provide billions for the United Nations Green Climate Fund, a measure Republicans called a “slush fund” for that body. Democrats on House panel buck Republican input on omnibus China bill 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Among other things, the measure would provide billions of dollars for the United Nations Green Climate Fund, which Republicans dismissed as a "slush fund" for the world body. U.S. House committee advances China bill without Republican backing 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Irizarry’s defense attorney contended in recent court filings that the accounts in question amounted to a profit-producing “slush fund” for official and personal travel of federal law enforcement, U.S. prosecutors and confidential sources. Judge threatens to toss DEA agent’s plea in corruption case 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The overseas contingency operations slush fund is finally being eliminated. Why the Pentagon budget never goes down 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z As nonprofits, police foundations allow police departments to raise unregulated slush funds from undisclosed sources, generally meaning corporations or private foundations associated with wealthy families or individuals. As big corporations strike a pose for racial justice, they keep on funding the police 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Echoing other Republicans, who have questioned including elements to combat climate change and other issues they see as unrelated, Barrasso slammed the White House for seeking a “slush fund of liberal spending.” Democrats signal limited patience for GOP opposition to Biden infrastructure package 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z He built an illegal recruiting slush fund with seed money from donors from Mobile, Ala., said Propst: “Coach Bryant had that set up in the 1960s.” Trouble in Titletown 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z He called on Democrats not to insist on “blue-state slush funds that are not needed.” Virus Did Not Bring Financial Rout That Many States Feared 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Critics called it a slush fund for council members. Garcetti pledged $250 million to communities of color. Did he deliver? 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z The notion that federal aid for cities and states would create a slush fund for poorly managed Democratic states is a Republican canard. Opinion | States and cities need aid 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z The video alleged it was built for Putin using a complex “slush fund.” Even in jail, Russia’s Navalny knows how to enrage his rival Putin. This time it’s with a viral video. 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z And, records now show that his family members managed to interfere with campaign funds to direct hundreds of millions into slush funds controlled by Trump. Just another wacky weekend in Trump land 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z They wanted to ensure Congress had the authority to approve emergency loans and that the programs didn’t come slush funds in the future. Mitch McConnell: COVID-19 relief deal could be reached in ‘a matter of hours’ 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z “A leadership PAC is a slush fund,” said Meredith McGehee, executive director of Issue One, a group that supports increased political transparency. Trump’s Future: Tons of Cash and Plenty of Options for Spending It 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Sen. Warren tweeted in March: “Trump wants our response to be a half-trillion dollar slush fund to boost favored companies and corporate executives.” Editorial Roundup: US 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z All told, Trump's Save America PAC is, like most PACs, nothing more than a slush fund, located in the middle of a campaign-finance gray area. Is Trump staging a coup or just running a con? No reason he can't do both 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z It appears Team Trump plans to use most of the money for a post-presidency slush fund, either to finance Trump's hypothetical 2024 run or to curry favors with Republican politicians. Trump's bizarre Georgia play: He wants to show Republicans he's still the boss 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The people who run them often treat them like slush funds, using them to pay for personal expenses and luxury vacations, as well as lining the pockets of various consultants. Trump's Michigan con: His supporters are so blinded by racism they keep falling for it 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z “But Democrats still want coronavirus relief for the entire country held hostage over a massive slush fund for their own use,” the Kentucky Republican said. States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The hilarious irony here is that when President Trump and the Fed asked for the money in March, Democrats denounced it as a “slush fund.” Editorial Roundup: US 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Rather, it will be used to extend Trump’s influence over the RNC during the Biden presidency and to build up his leadership PAC, which amounts to a “slush fund” for Trump’s personal use. Opinion | Trump’s election challenge looks like a scam to line his pockets 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z “Eliminating the OCO slush fund and restoring budget discipline at the Pentagon is both doable and advisable.” GOP budget plan includes $68.7 billion for secretive Pentagon fund 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z They do not restrict politicians from using contributions for personal use, acting as something of a slush fund. Trump is already using his electoral loss to raise money for his new leadership PAC 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z In 2008, he stepped down from the leadership after he was convicted of managing slush funds and evading taxes to pass company shares to his children. Lee Kun-hee, builder of global tech giant Samsung, dies at 78 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z In 2008, Lee was accused of managing a political slush fund and of helping his children buy Samsung company shares on the cheap. Samsung's Lee: tainted titan who built a global tech giant 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z “Presumably he raised enough to retire that debt," says Ryan, "and he’s building this new slush fund.” Opinion | Trump’s election challenge looks like a scam to line his pockets 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z These changes make the funding a slush fund for the administration which ‘may’ grant or withhold rather than a prescribed, funded plan to crush the virus,” she wrote in a letter to Democrats. Pelosi, Mnuchin inch closer to coronavirus relief package before Election Day 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “When you say ‘may,’ you’re giving the president a slush fund. Pelosi sets Tuesday deadline for reaching stimulus deal with White House 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z “When you say ‘may’ you’re giving the president a slush fund. Pelosi sets Tuesday deadline for reaching stimulus deal with White House 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z The difference amounts to this: When you say ‘may,’ you’re giving the president a slush fund.” Pelosi sets 48-hour deadline for stimulus talks 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z “It’s not as if there’s some slush fund they’re able to pull from.” Palestinians Rejected Tax Money to Slap Israel. It’s Not Israel That’s Hurting. 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z But there would have been no squaddies or slush funds or dirty tricks had it not been for Nixon’s desperation to hold power. Trump said to consider spending his own money on race 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z He had been convicted the year before of falsifying company accounts, tax fraud and controlling a political slush fund. Cesare Romiti, who steered Fiat through strikes and domestic terrorism, dies at 97 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Morse retorted that federal stimulus checks of $1,200 aren’t nearly enough to pull people out of poverty, especially when “Congressman Neal helped craft legislation that created a $500 billion slush fund for corporations.” Editorial Roundup: New England 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z He said Democrats are demanding a “slush fund” for states and cities. Dems’ demand for ‘slush fund’ in aid package threatens to derail PPP extension 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Elizabeth Warren, for example, has called for the elimination of the Pentagon's slush fund for war spending, the Overseas Contingency Operations, which would save $798 billion over ten years. Can the next president finally shift U.S. foreign policy away from endless war? 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z An earlier report in the paper said the Center for American Liberty is suing the state, claiming that the money is “not a slush fund for the governor to spend as he sees fit.” California opens up coronavirus funding for illegal immigrants, faces backlash 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z The group’s attorney said the $75 million represented taxpayer money to be disbursed as the Legislature decides, “not a slush fund for the governor to spend as he sees fit.” Undocumented immigrants can begin applying for state coronavirus relief 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Democrats forced concessions in a record $2.2tn bill that increased support to workers and reduced handouts to business, though these still amounted to what critics called a $500bn “corporate slush fund”. Mitch McConnell could yet pay price for 'tone deaf' coronavirus response 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z He appointed one of his own White House lawyers, who helped defend him in his impeachment trial, to oversee the distribution of the $500 billion slush fund for corporations. Robert Reich: From Ukraine to the coronavirus, Trump’s abuse of power continues 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The Democrats were only really trying to block the equivalent of a $500 billion slush fund that is going into Mnuchin's hands, a man who acts like a criminal. Pulitzer winner Chris Hedges: These "are the good times — compared to what's coming next" 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z The transfer triggered several investigations and Niersbach resigned as DFB president over allegations it was a slush fund to buy votes for Germany’s bid to host the tournament. Pressure grows on Swiss attorney general over soccer fraud trial 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z “This is not a slush fund for the Governor to spend as he sees fit,” Dhillon said in a statement. Conservative group sues to stop California aid to immigrants 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z And there were also criticisms of a lack of transparency and use of a slush fund, and unused military equipment acquired by the police force. Dewey Beach mourns the death of Mayor TJ Redefer 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Democrats called it a “corporate slush fund” that came on top of Trump’s sweeping tax cuts for big business. In shadow of pandemic, Trump seizes opportunity to push through his agenda 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z As Democrats have warned, Trump clearly wants to treat the stimulus fund, which is supposed to mitigate the nation's economic collapse, as a slush fund for his rich supporters. Trump's latest crime spree: With pandemic as cover, he's going for epic corruption 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Roberts, for example, urged that Richard Nixon be dumped as Ike’s vice-presidential candidate in 1952, after allegations about an earlier Nixon slush fund. Clifford Roberts: The man who made the Masters - Golf Digest 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z With Democrats already raising alarm about a presidential slush fund, Mr. Miller is poised to become one of the most scrutinized men in Washington. Trump’s Inspector General Has Expressed Dim Views of Congressional Oversight 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z The biggest slush fund in history is now at the disposal of the United States Treasury. Trump now has total control of vast virus-aid fund 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z “We see this giant slush fund that Steven Mnuchin has a lot of authority over with limited strings attached,” Ms. Miller said, referring to the Treasury secretary. How Will the Spending Be Spun? 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Within hours, Ms. Warren declared on Twitter that she would oppose the “giant slush fund” and urged other Democrats to join her. As Coronavirus Spread, Largest Stimulus in History United a Polarized Senate 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z “The single largest line item in the stimulus is the nearly $500-billion slush fund for corporations,” Gilbert said. Stimulus plan includes long-sought boons for special interests 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z It also includes nearly $500bn in lending authority that one environment group, Friends of the Earth, called a “corporate slush fund with insufficient guardrails to protect workers, taxpayers and the climate”. $2tn US coronavirus relief comes without climate stipulations 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Some liberal groups denounced it as a slush fund for corporations. A $2 Trillion Lifeline Will Help, but More May Be Needed 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z That position may be hard to maintain if the money becomes, as critics fear, a “slush fund” for big corporations. How Will the Spending Be Spun? 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Democrats, though, want constraints on the largely Republican-led effort to provide $500 billion for corporations, which Democrats have called a "slush fund." Trump blasts ‘nonsense’ in coronavirus bill, calls on Congress to approve aid 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Senate Democrats blocked the White House-backed bill from advancing for the second time on Monday, asserting that $500 billion for large companies in the package amounts to a corporate “slush fund.” Trump urges Congress to ditch Green New Deal ‘nonsense’ and approve GOP relief package 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Democrats argued that the fund lacked sufficient oversight and nicknamed it a “slush fund.” Coronavirus US live: Senate appears close to $2tn stimulus package deal 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Democrats argue the more-than $1 trillion package did too much for large corporations and not enough for workers, and inaccurately suggested that the treasury secretary would have unilateral control over a massive "slush fund." Pelosi's coronavirus stimulus includes return of 'Obamaphones,' other unrelated items, GOP says 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z “They proposed a $500 billion slush fund for corporations with almost no conditions.” Joe Biden casts Trump’s response to coronavirus outbreak as too slow 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump declined to say whether his company would seek federal assistance from a proposed bailout fund, which Democrats decried as a "slush fund." Trump refuses to promise his own company won't get a taxpayer bailout: "Let's just see what happens" 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z And Trump wants our response to be a half-trillion dollar slush fund to boost favored companies and corporate executives – while they continue to pull down huge paychecks and fire their workers. Senate falls far short of votes needed to advance coronavirus bill as clash between Republicans and Democrats intensifies 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Democrats balked at the Senate GOP’s push to set aside $425 billion for loans to select companies and industries, dubbing it a “slush fund” for the Treasury to direct as it sees fit. Democrats sink Senate coronavirus stimulus plan to give cash to families 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Another White House official not named in the report went a step further, accusing Pelosi of pushing for an abortion "slush fund." GOP delays coronavirus bill in part over complaints that it doesn't bar federal funds for abortion 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z "This pretty much sums everything up: @realDonaldTrump is moving quickly to protect Americans from coronavirus and its economic impact... Democrats are spending their time trying to create an abortion slush fund!" MSNBC's Joy Reid hits Dems for including abortion in emergency spending bill: 'What does that have to do with COVID-19?' 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z His ruling elite used a secret slush fund to pay off European politicians, buy luxury goods, launder money and otherwise benefit themselves, according to an investigation by an international journalists’ consortium. Opinion | In Azerbaijan, a travel ban and a sham election 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Leadership PACs have been criticized for functioning as "slush funds" for politicians to spend on travel and entertainment they can't buy with regular campaign donations. When presidential campaigns end, what happens to the leftover money? 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z In any given year when the FCC does not spend the full amount in the Connect America Fund, it carries the remainder over in what Mr. Wallsten said functions as “a slush fund.” Feds spending billions trying to hook up rural America with high-speed internet 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z In the face of all this, rather than curtailing Pentagon spending, Congress continued to increase its budget, while also supporting a Department of Defense slush fund for war spending to keep the efforts going. A recipe for disaster 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Having won independence from a monarchy, the framers feared an unchecked executive with the power to use public dollars as a slush fund for his personal interests. Opinion | Patrick Leahy: Trump broke the law. Congress must now defend the separation of powers. 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z In June 2018, he unexpectedly became prime minister after seizing on a court ruling that found the Popular Party guilty of operating a slush fund. Pedro Sánchez Will Lead Modern Spain’s First Coalition Government 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z In his investigation of the burglaries, special prosecutor Archibald Cox uncovered a dirty campaign to attack Nixon’s political opponents, financed by a secret slush fund and directed by Nixon himself. Impeachment history: who's in the club no one wants to join, and why? 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z “Through slush funds, bribes, gifts and graft, Ericsson conducted telecom business with the guiding principle that ‘money talks,” he added. Ericsson will pay over $1 billion to resolve fraud case 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z "Through slush funds, bribes, gifts, and graft, Ericsson conducted telecom business with the guiding principle that 'money talks'," said US Attorney Georffrey S Berman of the Southern District of New York. Ericsson to pay $1bn to settle US corruption probe 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Court papers accuse Grubisich of joining a conspiracy to divert about $250 million into a slush fund that was used to bribe Brazilian officials. US authorities arrest Brazilian ex-CEO in bribery case 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Trump was effectively employing $400 million in taxpayer money as his own corruption slush fund. Opinion | Trump’s Ukraine defense: Blah, blah, blah 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Critics, like the Libertarian Party, say a fund would discourage tax cuts or simply operate as a slush fund for lawmakers. New York’s 5 Ballot Questions: What You Need to Know 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Finally, she plans to generate $798 billion over 10 years by eliminating what she called a Pentagon “slush fund” for defense spending. Warren health care plan pledges no middle class tax increase 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z “McGraw has created his own personal ‘slush fund’ to spend at his will,” West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse wrote. ‘They looked at us like an easy target’: Inside West Virginia’s opioid battle 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z And he controlled a secret slush fund used to smear Democratic Presidential candidates deemed a threat to Nixon. The Dangerous Position of William Barr 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was forced to resign after anti-corruption prosecutors in Ukraine disclosed records showing that a Russia-aligned political party had earmarked payments for him from an illegal slush fund. Behind the Whistle-Blower Case, a Long-Held Trump Grudge Toward Ukraine 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The extra money created a kind of slush fund that was used to pay for non-crime-fighting related expenses like a pedestrian trail. Audit questions how anti-crime tax money was spent 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The payment in question triggered several investigations and led to Niersbach’s resignation over allegations it was used as a slush fund to buy votes in favor of Germany’s bid to host the 2006 tournament. Swiss indict former German soccer officials over World Cup payment 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Last year, the Commons International Development Committee criticised existing programmes with such "dual objectives" for "being used as a slush fund to pay for developing the UK's diplomatic, trade or national security interests". UK aid budget to help boost trade agenda 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z "These fees are not a slush fund for this administration to use at will," McCollum said in a statement. Trump's 'Salute to America' brings military might, fireworks and dose of controversy to Washington 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z “These fees are not a slush fund for this administration to use at will,” McCollum said in a statement. Washington’s Fourth of July to come with a twist of Trump 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z “These fees are not a slush fund for this administration to use at will,” Ms. McCollum said. Trump’s extravagant plans for July 4th bashed by Capitol Hill Democrats 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z “These fees are not a slush fund for this administration to use at will.” Trump casts himself, military, Republican VIPs as stars of July 4th... 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Backers of this measure sought to bar the latter allocations, calling them a “slush fund.” How your U.S. lawmaker voted 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z But that all makes way too much sense and would deprive the state of their money grab and slush fund. Editorials from around New England 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z But there’s no shortage of suspicions that she might have leveraged access and influence or perhaps used her “Healthy Holly” children’s book sales for some kind of personal slush fund. Suspicions grow as Baltimore mayor’s leave drags on 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z But there’s no shortage of suspicions that she might have leveraged access and influence or perhaps used her “Healthy Holly” children’s book sales for some kind of personal slush fund. Suspicions grow as Baltimore mayor’s leave drags on 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z In the speech, Mr. Bolton announced new sanctions on the Central Bank of Venezuela and Nicaragua’s Bancorp, which he described as a “slush fund” for that nation’s president, Daniel Ortega. Trump Administration Announces New Restrictions on Dealing With Cuba 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The Trump administration is also levying more penalties against Bancorp in Nicaragua — claiming the bank is a "slush fund" for the country's president, Daniel Ortega. Trump reverses slew of Obama-era Cuba policies in new crackdown 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Omar, Minnesota Democrat, called the money, known as Overseas Contingency Operations, a slush fund for the Pentagon. House Budget Committee approves Democrats’ plan to boost spending caps by more than $350 billion 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Critics call them slush funds and a way for donors and lobbyists to curry favor with elected officials. Constituent services funds are supposed to help D.C. residents in need. Do they? 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z However, according to the authorities, the organisation functioned as a slush fund. Celebrity parents and the bizarre 'cheating' scandal 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z “What we’re really talking about here is the establishment of a slush fund to hide what’s happening with defense spending,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat who is seeking her party’s presidential nomination. Patrick Shanahan, Joseph Dunford deny Trump ‘slush fund’ 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z He allegedly disguised the money using a nonprofit, the Key Worldwide Foundation, which prosecutors described as a slush fund for bribes. FBI accuses wealthy parents, including celebrities, in college-entrance bribery scheme 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Fiscal hawks have characterized OCO as a slush fund or budget gimmick to get around spending caps. Trump budget seeks 5 percent cut in non-defense spending: OMB 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z An audit and grand jury investigation later found the layoffs and a $30 million emergency state appropriation were unnecessary because the agency maintained a “slush fund” hidden from the governor’s office and lawmakers. Oklahoma health department sued by former employees 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z The court said the testimony of Rajoy and other PP figures who denied knowing about the existence of the slush fund were “not credible”. Spain’s Watergate: inside the corruption scandal that changed a nation 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z “There is no slush fund,” the acting secretary told Ms. Warren. Patrick Shanahan, Joseph Dunford deny Trump ‘slush fund’ 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z “We cannot accept the offer they made of a billion-dollar slush fund for the president to implement his very wrong immigration policies.” Government shutdown: A timeline of how we got here 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z “This is not a company with rules and checks and balances. It’s a slush fund of the Maduro administration,” the senior Trump administration official said. U.S. Considers Harshest Venezuela Sanctions Yet, on Oil 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Democrats have criticized funding structures such as the $400 million for broad use as “slush funds” and noted that Trump repeatedly promised during his campaign that the wall would be paid for by Mexico. ‘Very possible’ shutdown could last into new year, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney says 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z The Democrats rejected it almost immediately, terming the $1 billion a “slush fund” that would be spent on immigration policies they oppose. Trump backs off demand for $5 billion for border wall, but budget impasse remains ahead of shutdown deadline 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Democrats are likely to reject that, the aide said, and characterized the additional money as a “slush fund.” The Latest: Shutdown threat recedes as Trump softens stance 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z And then he pivoted, hoping to change the subject away from the accusations surrounding his political operation and toward a multi-million-dollar congressional slush fund. Running out of options, Trump turns to self-pitying whataboutism 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “What about Congress, where they have a slush fund and millions and millions of dollars is paid out each year?” Donald Trump cites John Edwards precedent in rejecting felony talk 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “What about Congress where they have a slush fund and millions and millions of dollars is paid out each year?” he said. Trump, in Fox News interview, says he never ‘directed’ Michael Cohen ‘to do anything wrong’ 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “Leader Schumer and I have said that we cannot support the offer they made of a billion-dollar slush fund for the president to implement his very wrong immigration policies,” Pelosi told reporters. Trump backs off demand for $5 billion for border wall, but budget impasse remains ahead of shutdown deadline 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Equally important, the ban would also apply to council members’ constituent-services funds — a slush fund for politicians to tend to their parochial political affairs. Opinion | D.C. politics is a tangled web of money and power. Enough is enough. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z That same month, the attorney general of New York State sued the Trump Foundation for allegedly acting as an illegal slush fund, masking personal expenditures as tax-exempt charitable contributions. The New Acting Attorney General’s Absurd Argument to Rein in Robert Mueller 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z But with staggering speed, VBS was allegedly transformed into a slush fund for corrupt politicians, local government leaders and their business cronies, by way of a breathtakingly elaborate and cynical pyramid scheme. The 'bank heist' that sparked a parliamentary brawl 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z “They have a slush fund. Millions, they don't talk about campaign finance, anything. Have you ever heard of campaign finance laws? Have they listed that on their campaign finance sheets? No.” Trump, in Fox News interview, says he never ‘directed’ Michael Cohen ‘to do anything wrong’ 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z You have to have this huge corporate slush fund to subsidize the fact you’re going to lose money on a music business. How the Music Modernization Act will help artists get paid more from streaming 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z After months of a slow news drip implicating various Nixon associates in slush funds and dirty tricks, the scandal had reached the Oval Office. Is Michael Cohen ready for the John Dean role: A hero who saves America from Donald Trump? 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z There was a government slush fund buying up South Sea shares, making it easier to get rid of more government debt. Look Out, Bitcoin Has Lost Its Tether 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z “Data doesn’t lie: Clinton Foundation was ‘slush fund’ while Hillary was a Senator/Secretary/Pres candidate. Analysis | Foundation faceoff: The Trump Foundation vs. the Clinton Foundation 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z And the use of nonprofits to hide political slush funds is only growing. Missouri’s dark money scandal, explained 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z The Socialist party, headed by Pedro Sánchez, 46, pounced on a significant corruption court ruling last week that found Mr. Rajoy’s Popular Party guilty of operating a slush fund. Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, Is Ousted in No-Confidence Vote 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z "This goes a long way in addressing the false notion that there was a slush fund," he said. UC regents approve leaner budget for Janet Napolitano 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z “The president had effectively an extramarital affair slush fund that was administered by Michael Cohen and that he would just be expected to take care of these things,” he said on ABC. Trump lawyer Giuliani does not rule out payments to other women 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Parscale’s chart lists as a source a 2015 New York Post article that was titled “Charity watchdog: Clinton Foundation a ‘slush fund.’” Analysis | Foundation faceoff: The Trump Foundation vs. the Clinton Foundation 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z My biggest concern is that a new-and-improved Postal Bank not fall into the same trap Japan's did: turning into a slush fund for lawmakers. Post offices that are also banks? Genius idea. But don't hold your breath 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Last week, the Popular Party became the first Spanish political group to be convicted of operating a slush fund. Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, Is Ousted in No-Confidence Vote 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z “It is an enormous slush fund with no oversight. None.” Maryland rakes in millions of dollars from toll fines and penalties 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, accused Trump of having an “extramarital affair slush fund” and told ABC he believed similar payments had been made to other women. Trump lawyer Giuliani does not rule out payments to other women 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z But the organization did not call the Clinton Foundation a “slush fund.” Analysis | Foundation faceoff: The Trump Foundation vs. the Clinton Foundation 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z They agree that the Ninth Circuit has created a standard that will make it far too easy for attorneys to siphon millions of dollars of consumers’ money into their own slush funds. For Some Class-Action Lawyers, Charity Begins and Ends at Home 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Prosecutors say he used a private company to establish illicit slush funds totaling $33 million. South Korean court approves arrest warrant for ex-President Lee Myung-bak in corruption scandal 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Prosecutors accuse Lee of taking bribes from his own intelligence agency and business groups and using an auto parts manufacturer to create illegal slush funds. S.Korea prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ex-President Lee 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z In fact, the foundations were little more than private slush funds, and the donations were bribes for favorable business treatment. South Korean prosecutors request 30-year sentence for disgraced former president Park 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Agents also used a multimillion-dollar slush fund meant to pay informants to instead pad their own pockets, The New York Times revealed last year. How the N.R.A. Keeps Federal Gun Regulators in Check 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z GOP lawmakers call it a “slush fund” to help Cooper’s allies and passed legislation giving the money to schools. Aide: Cooper was never to be involved in fund distribution 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The New York Times revealed last year that one major investigation spawned a multimillion-dollar slush fund for agents to tap for both business and personal expenses. Trump Envisions an A.T.F. Without the A or T 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z When Politico journalists broke the story about Farenthold’s secret settlement, he pledged to pay back the money to the government and said he would work to change the law that created a congressional slush fund. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Rep. Corrine Brown to five years in prison, followed by three years of probation, for fraud and other charges related to a purported charity for poor students that she used as a personal slush fund. The Latest: Ex-US Rep Brown get 5 years in prison for fraud 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Rep. Corrine Brown on Monday for fraud and other charges related to a purported charity for poor students that she used as a personal slush fund. Ex-US Rep Brown to be sentenced for fraud 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Rep. Corrine Brown’s request to delay her sentencing on fraud and other convictions stemming from a charity used as a personal slush fund. Ex-congresswoman denied request to delay fraud sentencing 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Consider putting more money into a CD to avoid using your savings as a slush fund. As checking account fees surge, here’s how to dodge them 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z Of course, he had no answer for why he didn’t work to change this law three years ago when he clearly knew about the slush fund. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Some of the money, he said, will be available as “a slush fund” for activities unrelated to health care for children. Bill to Rescue Children’s Health Program Hits Snag in House 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein established that they were being paid through a Republican slush fund. How bad could things get? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Next, a spending deal that busts previously agreed budget caps by allowing an extra $70 billion or so for an “Overseas Contingency Operations” slush fund. Opinion | Republicans slip into a ‘predictable spiral’ 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z The Chinese importer was also purchasing from a North Korean company controlled by a secretive government branch believed to be conducting illicit activities and slush funds for political leaders. North Korea’s ‘humanitarian’ exports paid for weapons programs, U.S. says 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Even if Farenthold’s denial of wrongdoing is to be believed, his use of the slush fund is enough for taxpayers to be outraged. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z In often fractious exchanges with lawyers, Rajoy said suggestions that a slush fund was used to pay illegal bonuses to senior PP officials were “absolutely false”. Mariano Rajoy becomes first serving Spanish PM to testify in criminal case 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Rep. Corrine Brown to argue for a new trial after a federal jury convicted her of using a purported charity as a personal slush fund. August hearing on new trial for ex-lawmaker in fraud case 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z “The slush fund is open,” said Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the senior Democrat on the Finance Committee, referring to about $200 billion that could be available for deals in the Senate repeal bill. Senate Republicans Consider Leaving Tax on Rich in Health Bill 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z He rightly complains that the money for this, which should be largely for fighting current wars, has been abused as a slush fund to get around the budget caps. Donald Trump has talked big about his military build up 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z "Everyone wants to prove Trump wrong about the GCF. It's not a slush fund - it's defining the climate agenda," he said of GCF goals of spurring wider public and private funds for grants and loans. Climate fund criticized by Trump has slow, complex start 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Rep. Corrine Brown is seeking a new trial after a federal jury found her guilty of using a purported charity for poor children as a personal slush fund. Ex-congresswoman seeks new trial after fraud conviction 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z Critics say the practice effectively creates “slush funds” for favored organizations or causes. Penance for Company Sins Will No Longer Aid Other Projects, Sessions Says 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The misuse of settlement slush funds was one of the Obama Administration’s worst practices, which it used to end run Congress’s constitutional spending power. The Death of Obama’s Slush Funds 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z But I suspect the White House didn’t create a days-long “slush fund” campaign because the administration was “misinformed.” Beyond a lie: The White House is creating misinformation as propaganda 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Chamber of Commerce’s legal wing, the Institute for Legal Reform, issued a report calling the payments “slush funds.” In past settlements with big banks, millions of dollars were sent to nonprofits. The Justice Department plans to end that. 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z North Korea's Koryo Bank handles overseas transactions for Office 38, a shadowy body that manages the private slush funds of the North Korean leadership, according to a South Korean government database. U.N. expands North Korea blacklist in first U.S., China sanctions deal under Trump 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z North Korea's Koryo Bank handles overseas transactions for Office 38, the shadowy body that manages the private slush funds of the North Korean leadership, according to a South Korean government database. U.N. council to vote on blacklisting more North Koreans: diplomats 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z And that does not include so-called dark money passed from oil interests such as Koch industries to general slush funds to re-elect Republicans such as the Senate leadership fund. The Republicans who urged Trump to pull out of Paris deal are big oil darlings 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z The practice of exploiting fuel revenue to plug unrelated gaps in the defense budget has escalated in recent years, prompting allegations — and official denials — that the accounts are being used as a slush fund. At the Pentagon, overpriced fuel sparks allegations — and denials — of a slush fund 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z He claimed the illegal payments were destined for campaign slush funds. Brazilian President Temer is hit with new corruption allegations 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z “The program is largely a slush fund for large urban cities,” Mr. Rector said. Meet the People Facing Trump’s Budget Ax 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z “It has become nothing but a fancy slush fund,” Corker said. Republicans argue they won plenty in spending deal, too 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Rep. Corrine Brown is accused of using a charity as a personal slush fund in a federal fraud and conspiracy trial opening in Jacksonville. Former congresswoman’s fraud trial opening in Florida 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z “Another word for it is ‘slush fund,’ ” said Mabus, who left office in January. At the Pentagon, overpriced fuel sparks allegations — and denials — of a slush fund 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z “Indirect cost payments are not funny money or a slush fund,” he said. Plan to Cut Funding for Biomedical Research Hits Opposition in Congress 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z In his March 27 op-ed, “The national slush fund,” Robert J. Samuelson correctly observed that for most of U.S. history, there has been a strong consensus for a balanced budget, except in times of emergency. Opinion | Don’t fall for supply-side nonsense again 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z We have used government as a massive slush fund for whatever cause or interest seems popular. Opinion | Let’s stop using government as a national slush fund 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z Robert Rector, a senior fellow who focuses on welfare at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington-based think tank, calls the community block grants a “slush fund for urban government.” Analysis | If you’re a poor person in America, Trump’s budget is not for you 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Roth denied that the Pentagon was intentionally manipulating its fuel prices so it could build up a slush fund. At the Pentagon, overpriced fuel sparks allegations — and denials — of a slush fund 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Some Republican legislators have championed the demise of the fund, equating it to a “slush fund.” GOP health bill would cut CDC’s $1B disease fighting fund 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Bob Smith, a special prosecutor for the Ohio Auditor’s office, says Johnson used government credit cards “like a personal slush fund.” Ohio village’s ex-administrator gets 10 years in theft case 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Mulvaney and McCain both oppose the budget slush fund used to evade spending caps by paying for some military operations outside the regular defense budget, known as Overseas Contingency Operations. Opinion | An administration official with a Rubik’s Cube to solve 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z His White House became a dark place of dirty tricks, slush funds, an enemies list and “plumbers” to plug news leaks. These presidents all said they were going to change America. How’d that work out? 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z “He treated the taxpayers’ money as if it were a literal slush fund.” Former Md. State Del. Will Campos pleads guilty to accepting bribes for official favors 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The lack of procedural protection coupled with financial incentives has turned policing for profit into a slush fund for governments hungry for cash, and the payouts too often come at the expense of civil liberties. Jeff Sessions and Civil Forfeiture 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Former rector Helen Dragas characterized the strategic fund as a “slush fund” in a July column in The Washington Post. UVA establishing permanent endowment for financial aid 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z German media reports say that a slush fund was set up to buy Fifa votes. Fifa corruption probe: House searches in Switzerland - BBC News 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z They were searched in 2008 by prosecutors investigating allegations the company created slush funds to bribe officials. Samsung HQ raided by prosecutors as South Korean political scandal deepens 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z “The purpose of the course fee is not to accumulate a slush fund,” Dr. Hughes said, calling the fees “backdoor tuition.” Those Hidden College Fees 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z A Kremlin spokesman said Belykh was arrested for receiving a bribe, but did not comment on the broader issue of election slush funds. What a sting on a regional governor says about how the Kremlin wins elections 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Public officials' recent statements reveal how the Overseas Contingency Operations account works as a Pentagon slush fund. Where the Money Is 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Lee also denied that Lotte operated a slush fund. Lotte Executive Found Dead Amid South Korean Corruption Inquiry 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z After his arrest, Mr. Ye Gon publicly alleged that much of the money seized from his home was an illegal slush fund for Mexico’s then-ruling party, which denied the claims. Accused Drug Kingpin Fails to Win Stay of Extradition to Mexico 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z It is a desperate argument to keep a slush fund running. Team Clinton’s Pathetic Excuses 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Setting up election slush funds is one of the ways it does this, according to four people who spoke with Reuters. What a sting on a regional governor says about how the Kremlin wins elections 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said Alexander also created a slush fund for options intended for favored employees, known as "Phantom" and later renamed "Fargo." Ex-Comverse CEO returning to U.S. to plead guilty in stock fraud 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Partly working on tips resulting from the sibling squabble, prosecutors raided Lotte offices in June to collect evidence of a slush fund the group was accused of creating through illegal deals among subsidiaries. Lotte Executive Found Dead Amid South Korean Corruption Inquiry 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z “I did not see anything to indicate there was a ‘slush fund’ of any kind,” Sandridge said. A debate over U-Va.’s investment fund, and the university’s role in Virginia 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z In June, prosecutors reportedly raided Lotte offices to investigate the suspected slush fund and allegations of breaches of trust regarding transactions between the conglomerate's companies. Lotte vice chairman Lee In-won found dead - BBC News 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Kolyadin, the former Kremlin official, said the use of such election slush funds is widespread in Russia. What a sting on a regional governor says about how the Kremlin wins elections 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Yonhap quoted a note he left as saying that there was no slush fund, in an apparent response to prosecutors' allegations. Lotte Group vice chairman found dead before corruption probe 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Yonhap quoted a note he left as saying that there was no slush fund, in an apparent response to prosecutors’ allegations. Lotte Group vice chairman found dead before corruption probe 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Key lawmakers here seemed supportive of university officials, who sought to rebut the accusation from Dragas that the $2.2 billion stockpile amounted to a “slush fund.” A debate over U-Va.’s investment fund, and the university’s role in Virginia 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The 69-year-old was to be questioned on Friday in an investigation into a possible slush fund and financial irregularities in the company. Lotte vice chairman Lee In-won found dead - BBC News 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The fund first drew substantial notice in early July, when a former board leader, Helen E. Dragas, criticized it as a “slush fund” in an opinion piece for The Washington Post. Lawmakers want to know why U-Va. stockpiled billions but still boosted tuition 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Local media said South Korean prosecutors were investigating allegations of embezzlement and slush funds at Lotte Group. Lotte Group vice chairman found dead before corruption probe 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Prosecutors say the charges stem from a purported charity that investigators say was in reality an $800,000 personal slush fund. Hearing set on Rep. Brown's lawyers in corruption case 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The Ciudadanos conditions also included an electoral law reform and anti-corruption and transparency measures, including scrapping legal immunity for deputies and a commission to investigate allegations that former Popular Party treasurers ran a slush fund. Spanish PM to aim for deal with small party to form gov't 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z When Thompson pleaded guilty in 2014, a prosecutor said in court that Gray knew about the illegal slush fund and personally requested a large portion of the money, and then-U.S. DC businessman gets 3 months' jail for corrupting elections 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Virginia businesswoman Helen Dragas, who stepped down from the board earlier this summer, revealed the fund — which she called a “slush fund” — in a July column for The Washington Post. ‘Mounting concerns’ from lawmakers over University of Virginia’s $2.2 billion fund 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Lotte as a whole is the subject of a widening South Korean government investigation into allegations of slush funds and embezzlement by executives. As it builds a 123-story skyscraper, one of South Korea's most powerful companies faces a towering problem 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z He acknowledged he was paid to serve as Gray’s chauffeur from an illegal slush fund that aided Gray’s 2010 mayoral campaign. Campaign driver for ex-DC mayor to be sentenced 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z He admitted that he was paid to serve as Gray’s chauffeur from an illegal slush fund that aided Gray’s 2010 mayoral campaign. Campaign driver for ex-DC mayor to be sentenced 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell said in a statement that Brown and Simmons used the donations as a “personal slush fund.” Florida Rep. Brown and aide indicted over allegedly fraudulent charity scheme 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z The convention’s financing also caught the eye of federal prosecutors, who later found evidence of secret slush funds, money laundering and quid pro quos. If Party Conventions Seem More Like Infomercials, Blame Nixon 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z “It’s not a slush fund; it’s a trust fund.” Analysis: Mississippi health care trust fund whittled away 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Machado testified that the “slush fund” operated for decades and was accepted by suppliers as the “political cost” of winning contracts at Petrobras, Brazil’s largest and most important state company. Brazil President Michel Temer Says Graft Claims Are ‘Lies’ 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Prosecutors decided not to charge him in the “slush fund” investigation, allowing his comeback Tuesday. Muriel Bowser allies lose at the polls in D.C. primary 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Prosecutors are looking into a possible slush fund as well as breach of trust involving transactions among the group's companies, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. South Korea probe into Lotte Group widens with more raids 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters that the raids were part of an investigation into a possible slush fund. Seoul prosecutors raid Lotte Group, casting new shadow over hotel unit IPO 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The use of the OCO as a slush fund began in earnest in the early years of the Bush administration’s war in Iraq and has continued ever since. The Pentagon’s dark money: Billions of federal dollars are vanishing into thin air 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z “He didn’t ask for it for a slush fund. We need it. We are now using money that we otherwise would be using for other things.” Doctors say Zika funding from Congress critical as some Republicans remain suspicious 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z That gave McGraw a multi-million-dollar slush fund to use for his political campaigns while maintaining the efforts were to educate Mountain State residents. West Virginia editorial roundup 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The Thomas scandal cemented perception of the trust as a slush fund, and private investment dried up. The failure of DC Trust 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Lotte Group declined to comment on the reason for the raid, when asked whether it concerned a possible slush fund. Seoul prosecutors raid Lotte Group, casting new shadow over hotel unit IPO 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea accused Omer and other officials of using the bank as a “slush fund.” He once tried to fix failing D.C. schools. Now he’s trying to fix Somalia. 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z A similar fight almost killed last year’s defense authorization bill, which Obama vetoed once over complaints that Republicans were using war account as a “slush fund” to get around budget caps. Republicans to take aim at the National Security Council 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Investigators say that politicians, oil executives and businessmen conspired for a decade to siphon billions of dollars from the firm, channeling money to Swiss accounts and the slush funds of major political parties. Brazil’s Giant Problem 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z At first they thought the story was that there was a massive slush fund the company utilized to benefit Saudi officers and members of the royal family. Before the Panama Papers: The Low Point in the History of Offshore Accounts 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The Senate appropriators are acting like the grown-ups in the room by acknowledging that the war account can’t simply be used as a slush fund to flow ever-rising levels of money to the Pentagon. A Rare Win for Fiscal Discipline 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Some of the money was drawn from what the inquiry called a “slush fund” that was hidden from Olympus’s official accounts. Olympus Investigation Shows Ethical Lapses and a Caterer With Clout 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Last March, a top Petrobras official admitted that the company was awarding contracts in exchange for bribes, some of which were diverted to political slush funds. These 5 Facts Explain the State of Global Corruption 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z When Helmut Kohl, the first chancellor of a reunified Germany, became embroiled in a slush fund scandal, the party hesitated. Angela Merkel: enigmatic leader of a divided land | profile 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Given the historic scope of the fines, the money “shouldn’t just be a slush fund,” said Francis Creighton, executive vice president of government affairs at the Financial Services Roundtable, an industry group. Big Banks Paid $110 Billion in Mortgage-Related Fines. Where Did the Money Go? 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Part of that slush fund – $20 million to be exact – will be used for scholarships for students in Syracuse public schools. Wall Street Settlements Used for College Scholarships 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z The documents said there was a nearly $700 million bookkeeping discrepancy, dubious real estate deals, “top secret” emails and a hidden “slush fund.” Olympus Investigation Shows Ethical Lapses and a Caterer With Clout 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Der Spiegel magazine published allegations in October that tournament organizers used a slush fund to buy four Asian votes to land the World Cup. More questions are raised about Beckenbauer’s role 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Bárcenas denies any wrongdoing and when allegations about the slush fund first surfaced, in January 2013, he received a text message of support. Adiós, Rajoy: Spaniards can’t stomach the stench of corruption in ruling party 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Let's call this what it is – a slush fund for the Pentagon. A War Budget, Off-Budget 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z After Quinn won the 2010 election, his critics began calling the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative a political slush fund to influence the largely Democratic voters in South Chicago. Election fraud Chicago style: Illinois’ decades-old notoriety for election corruption is legendary 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z “The war budget has been used for years as a slush fund of sorts to get around budget limits,” Mulvaney told McClatchy at the time. Inside the Pentagon’s ‘Slush Fund’ 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z One solution to the funding gap suggested by congressional Republicans is to raise the $58.8 billion Overseas Contingency Operations budget, a useful slush fund, by about $15 billion. Mr Carter places his bets 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Members of Congress, however, worried the fund would amount to little more than a “slush fund” with little oversight. America may have unlocked a key to fighting terrorism — and it doesn’t involve drones 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z But poorer countries are fighting for survival, not just a slush fund. Deal or no deal: Climate talks down to the wire 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z It's far past time to shut down the Pentagon's slush fund and subject all of the department's spending to the same level of scrutiny. Pentagon Slush Fund Survives 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Other Republican senators on the panel called the GCF a "slush fund" for developing countries, and said U.S. aid is better directed to combating malaria or malnutrition. U.S. senators vow to block climate aid, scrutinize Paris deal 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z The fund was created in 1995 to finance Idaho’s legal confrontations with the federal government, though critics said they feared it would become a slush fund for political allies and Republican lawyers. Idaho’s Constitutional Defense Fund goes toward losing cases 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The German weekly Der Spiegel reported more than three weeks ago that a slush fund was used by German officials to buy votes ahead of the award in 2000. Franz Beckenbauer asked to explain signature allegedly found on draft contract with Fifa’s Jack Warner 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z A Der Spiegel report in October alleged a slush fund was set up with Dreyfus' financial support to buy votes for Germany's World Cup bid. German Soccer Chief Resigns Over 2006 Scandal 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The use of the war budget as a slush fund is not a new phenomenon. Pentagon Slush Fund Survives 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Others worry that people will put money into the account and then use it as a slush fund, withdrawing money when hit with a financial crisis. Baby steps to building a retirement 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z There were no slush funds, and no vote buying,” Niersbach said. Police raid German FA on suspicion of tax evasion over 2006 World Cup 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The White House routinely referred to the account as a "slush fund" leading up to the veto. Budget agreement taps ideas that Obama, Republican lawmakers have panned in recent months 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Their objection was that Congress shouldn’t use a defense slush fund as a way to get around sequestration caps for defense without lifting the caps for domestic spending as well. House Republicans seek to override NDAA, despite new bill in the works 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z An additional $73.7 billion is available each of the next two years through the slush fund known as the Overseas Contingency Operations fund. Not Much to Love in the Budget Deal 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The problem goes beyond the use of the war budget as an all-purpose slush fund. An Indefensible Budget Deal 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z “There was definitely a slush fund in the German World Cup bid,” Zwanziger told Spiegel. Former German federation boss calls successor liar 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z According to the report, these companies are used as a slush fund to finance the military’s war against Kachin rebel groups, which have fought a decades-long battle for independence and control of jade mining territory. Myanmar’s Jade Trade Is a $31 Billion ‘Heist,’ Report Says 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Niersbach said: "The main issue is what I underlined last week. That everything was legal with the awarding of the 2006 World Cup. No slush funds and no bought votes. This allegation ... is not true." German Official Leaves Unanswered Questions Over 2006 World Cup Cash 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The investigation into the finances of the Convergence party echoes another larger inquiry into allegations that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s Popular Party used a slush fund to channel corporate kickbacks to senior party officials. Spanish Police Arrest Treasurer of Catalan Governing Party 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Der Spiegel said this payment was a return of a loan paid by Louis-Dreyfus to help it set up the alleged slush fund. Beckenbauer rejects bribery allegations over 2006 World Cup 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Der Spiegel claimed this payment was a return of a loan paid to the bid committee by the late Adidas CEO Robert Louis-Dreyfus to help it set up the alleged slush fund. We never bribed anyone, says Germany's 2006 World Cup committee member 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z They reported that a federal grand jury had been told that Bob Haldeman controlled Nixon’s campaign slush fund — which he did, but the grand jury didn’t ask who controlled it. George W. Bush’s military lies: The real story about the undeniable service gaps he got away with 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z For 30 live minutes, the country could see him under fire for charges of running a “slush fund” and fighting back. The reality TV show Trump is producing before our eyes 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z In 1992 he was removed from office over allegations he received millions from a slush fund run by his former campaign treasurer. Brazil's Speaker and a former president face corruption charges 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Council members as well as the mayor, are little more than private slush funds. Mayor Bowser should get rid of her constituent services fund 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z With all state spending on the table – exposing the secret slush funds and auditing decades of waste out-of-the-system is an arduous task. IL Gov. Bruce Rauner Grounded State Airplanes, But Many Public Contractors Are Still Flying High 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z I have previously written in this column about this massive "off-budget" slush fund. The Pentagon Can Make Ends Meet 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Crucially, this new law requires that all forfeiture money be deposited in the general fund, preventing it from becoming a police slush fund. Civil Forfeiture Now Requires A Criminal Conviction In Montana And New Mexico 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z He said the fund was never intended to be a slush fund. Alabama teachers who smoke to pay more for health insurance 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Critics say this could amount to a slush fund that allows lawmakers to reward allies or curry favor with opponents. California Assembly leaders single-handedly dictate spending 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z It was found guilty last year of using travel agencies to create bribery slush funds and fined $490m—though local managers got away with suspended sentences because the company showed remorse. The anti-bribery business 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z That lease was rightly criticized for selling the birthright of Indiana’s children in exchange for a slush fund to enhance Daniel’s reputation and fund I-69 in southern Indiana. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z “They are just using a slush fund of dark money to spread lies,” Comer said. Super PAC’s expensive attack ads driving GOP debate 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Under current law, those campaign accounts are virtual slush funds, unregulated by any requirements beyond disclosure. Half-measures on ethics in Virginia 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Sheth said police often use the proceeds of seizures as unaccountable “slush funds” to pad budgets. Grassley clashes with police association over controversial asset seizures 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Several Republican members have already expressed their opposition to the tactic, saying the House’s approach of flooding OCO to make up for failures to increase defense spending amounted to using OCO as a “slush fund.” House-Passed Budget Pleases Defense Hawks – and No One Else 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z House defense hawks have already pushed back against that tactic, which they say turns the budget meant to pay for war operations into a “slush fund.” Intraparty Squabbles Threaten GOP’s Budget Plans 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z It pretends to keep strict limits on defense spending — so-called “sequestration” — but then pumps tens of billions of extra dollars into a slush fund called “Overseas Contingency Operations.” The House GOP budget is a gimmick 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z If we hear about prominent boosters who bankroll a slush fund that players use as a private ATM and personal line of credit, we’d focus on the amount more than the deed. SNYDER: Syracuse’s actions underscore an obligation to academic integrity 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Heritage Action responded last month with automated telephone calls in the districts of 31 of those Republicans, blasting them for supporting “a slush fund for corporate welfare.” Small-Business Leaders Wage Counteroffensive to Save Export-Import Bank 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The calls label the bank, which is intended to spur American exports by providing aid to potential buyers, a “slush fund for corporate welfare.” Today in Politics 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z In a plea bargain Mr Costa confessed to channelling 3% of the value of his division’s contracts with suppliers to slush funds for politicians. Pitfalls at Petrobras 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z But Mr. Rajoy’s party is also entangled in a major corruption scandal that centers on whether its former treasurer ran a party slush fund. Thousands March in Spain to Support Left-Wing Party 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z The party’s former treasurer, himself on bail awaiting trial, now accuses Mr Rojoy directly of knowing about the presence of slush funds that benefitted the party and its leaders, an allegation Rajoy denies. Spanish Anti-Austerity Party Hopes to Emulate Greek Election Victors 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z On Friday, Mr. Bárcenas also told reporters that the ledgers he says were used to run the party slush fund were accurate. Former Party Official Says Spain’s Leader Knew of Slush Fund 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The practice of law enforcement simply taking stuff believed to be used by suspected criminals – cash, cars, property, etc. – has turned into what Lind described as “a massive ‘slush fund’ for local cops.” AG Holder tackles civil forfeiture 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Construction companies that won contracts from his division diverted 3% of their value into slush funds for political parties, he said. The big oily 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The “shadow campaign” ran an estimated $653,000 slush fund that mostly was financed by Thompson, who pleaded guilty to two federal charges in March. DEBORAH SIMMONS: Vincent Gray keeps fingers on triggers of 2 six shooters 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The Army Corps of Engineers got $1 billion extra to build projects in what was little more than a slush fund. Cromnibus Has Early Christmas Gifts for Pentagon, Other Departments 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z He was accused of running a slush fund to channel corporate kickbacks to senior party officials. Former Party Official Says Spain’s Leader Knew of Slush Fund 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z When the donated cash was not used during the campaign, some legislators used it as their own private slush fund, according to the records the Times reviewed. A sampling of editorials from around New York 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z For instance, no GOP leader insisted that funds raised for political campaigns actually be spent for that purpose — not for a slush fund for groceries, gas, snacks and anything else a lawmaker may fancy. After McDonnell conviction, Virginia needs to get tougher on ethics 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, the staff’s account offers yet another bit of evidence that the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission serves at times as a kind of slush fund to help the politically connected. Virginia tobacco body under scrutiny (again) for suspiciously large gas project grant 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z That is the situation confronting the Central States plan, which was notorious in the 1960s and ’70s for being used as a slush fund for organized crime. Congressional leaders hammer out deal to allow pension plans to cut retiree benefits 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z However, after Mr. Bárcenas was jailed and stopped denying the existence of a slush fund, the relationship between him and his party soured. Former Party Official Says Spain’s Leader Knew of Slush Fund 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z With so much money pouring into campaign coffers, investigators worried about how it was being spent — and what prevented politicians from turning donated cash into their own private slush funds. After Ethics Panel’s Shutdown, Loopholes Live On in Albany 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Politicians from all parties are often exposed for using public money as electoral slush funds. ¡Justicia! 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z “In those places, forfeiture proceeds go directly to the law enforcement entity, creating at best the appearance of a conflict of interest, and at worst, an unchecked incentive for slush funds.” D.C. police plan for future seizure proceeds years in advance in city budget documents “While we must ensure law enforcement is properly equipped, they should not be funded by slush funds accrued by violating Americans’ civil liberties,” Sensenbrenner said in a statement Friday. House lawmaker questions civil seizures in letter to Attorney General Eric Holder In return, he is testifying in detail that he turned the refining division of Petrobras, Brazil’s largest company, into a slush fund for Ms. Rousseff’s Workers Party and its coalition in Brasília. Scandal Over Brazilian Oil Company Adds Turmoil to the Presidential Race 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Republicans called the program a “political slush fund” that helped Quinn in a close election. Former Quinn chief turns over emails to lawmakers 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Critics deemed it a “political slush fund” to help Quinn shore up votes in a close gubernatorial contest. Hearings over Quinn program to begin in Chicago 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Supreme Court’s 5 to 4 decision from 2010 has turned every corporate treasury in the United States into a potential political slush fund. A shareholder solution to ‘Citizens United’ Brown led the charge to eliminate some 400 community redevelopment agencies that he criticized as being little more than slush funds for private developers. Brown allows new local development financing tools 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Or is Team Obama diverting to various special interests, perhaps even using them as a Democratic slush fund? SIFIs Are LCCs (Lucrative Cash Cows) 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The city’s last full-time chief is in federal prison for setting up an illegal slush fund from which he spent about $32,000 on himself. 5 things to know for Friday in Pennsylvania 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z "This simply confirms what we have said all along: The Export-Import Bank is a crony-capitalist slush fund benefiting mainly politically connected companies that receive its subsidies," it said. Export-Import Bank may get a reprieve 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z "This simply confirms what we have said all along — the Export-Import Bank is a crony-capitalist slush fund benefiting mainly politically connected companies that receive its subsidies," it said. Boehner says he's working on temporary reprieve for Export-Import Bank 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Williams admitted to creating a slush fund rewarding players for big hits while in New Orleans. Chase, Gregg Williams strengthened ties to football and each other at Virginia Tech He used that money as a “slush fund” to pay his mortgage, country club dues and personal credit cards, the evidence suggested. Long Island Lawyer Sentenced in Ponzi Scheme That Defrauded Relatives 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Prosecutors also allege that CVN members used slush funds to buy the loyalty of newspapers, academic institutions, football teams and even the Venetian Curia, the religious authority in Venice. Venice is Sinking Under a Tidal Wave of Corruption Slaughter argued, “Responsible members of this body have an obligation to ensure taxpayer money is not turned into a slush fund for high-priced outside lawyers with connections to Republican lawmakers.” Wants vs. needs on Capitol Hill 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Monitoring Group report said individuals in Mohamud's government used the Somali central bank as a personal "slush fund", with an average 80 percent of withdrawals made for private purposes. Exclusive: U.N. monitors allege 'conspiracy' to divert Somali assets 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Republican opponent Bruce Rauner has argued that his Democratic rival used the grants as a political slush fund, which the governor denies. More questions on state grants 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Bowser defeated Gray, who was weakened by allegations from federal prosecutors that he was elected in 2010 with the help of an illegal slush fund, in the April Democratic primary. DC Council overrides mayor’s veto of budget 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z "It's time for Congress to shut down this corporate welfare slush fund once and for all," said Chris Chocola, president of the fiscally conservative Club for Growth. Shift in GOP leadership leaves Export-Import Bank at risk of closing 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z They aren't meant to create a slush fund or to finance a spending spree for illicit or whimsical board activities. Condo board squanders funds on pizza, other expenses 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The mayor was accused of accepting contributions for his 2010 campaign from the slush fund, although he denies knowing that any of the donations to his campaign were illegal. Italy's Renzi enhances anti-corruption czar 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z The Sunday Times claims that Bin Hammam, who is from Qatar, controlled a $5m slush fund which he used to buy the support of key football officials for his country's World Cup bid. Fifa set to probe Qatar officials 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z He blames military leaders for trying to move money into a “slush fund” that covers the cost of new airplanes and operations costs that have nothing to do with the war. Teaching the tea party class how to legislate 2014-05-05T13:00:00Z Bhairavi Desai, the executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, said that while the group supported the introduction of more wheelchair-accessible cabs, the surcharge amounted to “a slush fund” for fleet operators. New York City Approves 30¢ Surcharge to Pay for Accessible Taxis 2014-05-01T00:16:02Z The glossy billboards testify to the big money necessary for campaigns in Iraq, with politicians whispering of their rivals' financiers and slush funds. Secularist underdogs fight to be heard in Iraq election 2014-04-29T20:48:33Z A former Pittsburgh police chief was sentenced to 18 months in prison Tuesday for conspiring to create an unauthorized slush fund. | Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania: Ex-Police Chief Is Sentenced Over Slush Fund 2014-02-26T01:41:18Z Harper never denied wrongdoing, though his attorneys say that he was ordered to start the slush fund by someone they refused to name. 28 more arrests in New York disability-fraud case 2014-02-26T01:25:46Z "Behind the scenes, Penn disregarded his obligations to the fund's investors and treated their assets as his own personal and professional slush fund." New York private equity manager, firm charged with $9 million theft 2014-01-31T01:38:29Z “It’s a pretty big slush fund,” one official close to the governor said. Cuomo and Schneiderman Prepare to Fight Over JPMorgan Settlement 2014-01-16T07:00:17Z “It’s essentially a $140M slush fund to reward friends and punish enemies,” he said. Christie: Move to Jersey 2013-11-19T01:50:22Z He never denied wrongdoing, though his lawyers say he was ordered to start the slush fund by someone they refused to name. | Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania: Ex-Police Chief Is Sentenced Over Slush Fund 2014-02-26T01:41:18Z The Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea issued a report in July in which it charged that Somalia’s central bank functioned effectively as a “slush fund.” | Africa: Somalia: Government Says Report Rebuts Fiscal Mismanagement Charges 2013-09-07T00:20:02Z The “slush fund” scandal, they said in interviews, eliminated any doubt about Ms. Quinn’s willingness to comply with the mayor’s wishes for a third term. In the Running: In Quinn Reversal on Term Limits, Complex Motives and Lasting Effects 2013-09-02T01:49:00Z “The question now is whose slush fund is it going to be.” Cuomo and Schneiderman Prepare to Fight Over JPMorgan Settlement 2014-01-16T07:00:17Z I don’t recall hearing Speaker Quinn apologize once for term limits, or once for the slush fund.” Trailside: Weiner on a Roommate, Therapy and the Clintons 2013-08-13T03:46:58Z Police officials say that some of the cash was used to create a slush fund to bribe doctors, hospitals and government officials. Coin of Realm in China Graft: Phony Receipts 2013-08-03T22:12:24Z His lawyers argue that Berlusconi was not the company official responsible for the tax fraud under which the price paid for television rights was inflated and the money skimmed off into illegal slush funds. Italian government's fate hangs on Berlusconi court ruling 2013-07-29T15:30:37Z The media billionaire is accused of inflating the price paid for television rights using offshore companies under his control, and skimming off part of that money to create illegal slush funds. Berlusconi won't seek 'exile' if tax fraud conviction upheld 2013-07-28T12:43:33Z The government said the Linjiang agency did very little booking on its own and mostly acted as a “money platform” that allowed Glaxo to create a huge slush fund. Files Suggest a Graft Case in China May Expand 2013-07-22T01:02:15Z On Monday Rajoy brushed off demands he should resign after text messages emerged showing him comforting a former political party treasurer under investigation over a slush fund and secret Swiss bank accounts. Madrid protesters demanding Rajoy's resignation clash with police 2013-07-19T05:43:09Z A lawyer involved with the case told Reuters that the former PP treasurer was expected to turn over documents showing how he ran a secret slush fund at the party for many years. Pressure mounts on Spanish prime minister to step down in scandal 2013-07-15T13:16:04Z His government denies its members received illegal payments from a slush fund run by Barcenas, who says photocopies of the payments are shown in a ledger published by El Pais in January. Spain's PM sent texts of support to party's jailed ex-treasurer: paper 2013-07-14T11:09:19Z It is claimed that Mr Barcenas ran a PP slush fund that took donations from construction magnates and distributed them to party leaders in cash. Documents 'implicate Spanish PM' 2013-07-09T11:22:00Z Corporate fraud specialists say using travel agencies, and marketing or consulting firms, to launder money, embezzle or create slush funds to bribe officials is common in China, even at multinational corporations operating in the country. Files Suggest a Graft Case in China May Expand 2013-07-22T01:02:15Z Barcenas is under investigation by a High Court judge for allegedly running a PP slush fund that took donations from construction magnates and distributed them to party leaders in cash. Spanish paper passes on documents alleging ruling party slush fund 2013-07-09T07:37:04Z In a separate case, he is also under investigation accused of running a PP slush fund that took donations from companies and distributed them to party leaders in cash. Spanish ruling party says funding allegations 'nonsense' 2013-07-08T14:44:43Z In a separate case, he is under investigation for allegedly running a PP slush fund that took donations from companies and distributed them to party leaders in cash. Spanish ruling party funded itself illegally, says ex-treasurer 2013-07-07T16:33:33Z It said the central bank became a "slush fund" for the patronage system, with 80 percent of withdrawals for private purposes, not running the government. Somali central bank governor denies U.N. charges over funds 2013-07-02T16:18:41Z Mr. Bárcenas is being investigated for various alleged irregularities, but the most serious allegation is that he ran a slush fund that made regular payments to Mr. Rajoy and other senior party officials. Spain Holds Former Party Treasurer in Tax Investigation 2013-06-28T08:37:20Z In a separate case Barcenas is also under investigation for allegedly running a People's Party slush fund that took donations from construction magnates and redistributed them in cash payments to party leaders. Spain ruling party's ex-treasurer sent to jail in corruption case 2013-06-27T21:01:28Z In January, Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe called the Sandy appropriations bill a "slush fund" because it included long-term infrastructure spending and funding for projects aimed at disasters other than the devastation along the U.S. Oklahoma senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief bill 2013-05-21T21:50:27Z The 76-year-old was convicted of inflating the price paid for television rights by his Mediaset network to create illegal slush funds. Berlusconi sentence won't shake Italy government: center-right minister 2013-05-09T07:57:06Z In fact, the practice is institutionalized: The government gives each Parliament member, no matter the party, about $200,000 a year to spend on “development” — effectively, a patronage slush fund. Patronage’s Roots Run Deep as Pakistan Faces Vote 2013-05-08T22:06:46Z Afghan officials who described the payments before Monday’s comments from Mr. Karzai said the cash from the C.I.A. was basically used as a slush fund, similarly to the way the Iranian money was. Karzai Acknowledges Cash Deliveries by C.I.A. 2013-04-29T18:18:05Z Treasury into a dedicated slush fund for alternative energy research. Why Obama's 'Energy Security Trust' Is A Bad Idea 2013-03-15T15:18:50Z A former PP treasurer, Luis Barcenas, appeared on Wednesday for questioning by prosecutors who are looking into reports that he ran a slush fund that allegedly channeling business contributions to party leaders. Spain scandal, weak economy push up yields at triple auction 2013-02-07T10:35:54Z The political crisis in Spain is deepening following allegations that a number of senior officials in the ruling Popular Party received secret payments from a so-called slush fund. Eurozone crisis live: Spanish PM faces calls to quit over corruption scandal 2013-02-04T08:11:30Z El Pais said the donations and payments represented a secret accounting system by the conservative party, but the alleged slush fund may not necessarily be illegal. Spain's Rajoy, ruling party deny secret payment scheme 2013-01-31T09:34:35Z With elections due in Kenya early next year, some suspect Kenyan politicians and military leaders of re-opening the trafficking routes to feed their political slush funds. Why Charcoal May Endanger Somalia's Best Hope for Peace 2012-11-27T16:50:23Z This was far from the government’s only alternative energy slush fund. Why Obama's 'Energy Security Trust' Is A Bad Idea 2013-03-15T15:18:50Z It was denounced as a “slush fund” by some Republican Congressional leaders. Note to Congress: An Ounce of Prevention Can Save a Pound of Deficit 2012-11-26T10:25:49Z He still faces a separate trial on charges of creating slush funds for his political party, the Croatian Democratic Union, by siphoning profits from state companies and influencing public tenders. Former Premier of Croatia, Ivo Sanader, Is Sentenced for Graft 2012-11-20T21:18:14Z Congressional Republicans ridicule the Prevention and Public Health Fund established by the Act—a major effort to prevent illness and injury—as a “slush fund.” Obamacare Spurs New Thinking On Using the Market to Pay for Prevention 2012-11-05T20:57:57Z Some Republicans called it a “slush fund,” tried to kill it entirely and then to reduce its funding. The Bad Idea That Doesn't Go Away: Cutting The Ounce of Prevention 2012-10-19T06:42:26Z The prosecution say he routinely exceeded his trading limits and hid his illegal activities from the bank with fictitious trades, using an illicit "umbrella" slush fund to disguise profits from unauthorized deals. UBS internal probe focused only on accused trader 2012-10-10T16:49:00Z The prosecution claims this was a secret slush fund used by the accused to hide his unauthorised trading. £1.4bn trader had earlier warning 2012-09-25T16:51:07Z In the 1980s, SMU’s football team got a one-year sentence, and took another year off to regroup, because players were being paid from a slush fund. Should Penn State's Team Get the 'Death Penalty'? 2012-07-18T00:05:13Z The N.C.A.A. has imposed its death penalty just five times, the last in 1987 when Southern Methodist was punished for paying players from a slush fund despite already being on two years’ probation. Penn State Scandal Poses Tough Choices for N.C.A.A. 2012-07-14T17:39:37Z Southern Methodist boosters funneled thousands of dollars to football players through a slush fund that was administered by school officials, including former Texas governor Bill Clements. A list of the worst scandals in college sports 2012-07-12T19:15:13Z Public prosecutors believe that the offshore companies sold the rights on to Mediaset at an inflated price in order to avoid taxes and create slush funds for Berlusconi. Mediaset case prosecutors want Berlusconi jailed 2012-06-18T21:58:14Z Public prosecutors believe that the offshore companies sold back the rights to Mediaset at an inflated price in order to avoid paying taxes and create slush funds for Berlusconi. Prosecutors seek jail for Berlusconi in Mediaset trial 2012-06-18T17:01:01Z The disclosure did little to dispel rumors that the company is at least, in part, a slush fund for the Kremlin, though a publicly listed one. Investor Doubts Constrain a Russian Oil Powerhouse 2012-05-29T12:58:04Z The president is so desperate to fake a fight that he’s willing to veto a bill to help students over a slush fund that he advocated cutting in his own budget. White House Threatens to Veto Student Loan Bill 2012-04-27T01:25:44Z It may be a slush fund to him, but it’s survival to women. House set to vote on student loan plan 2012-04-27T10:00:00Z “But it looks like Congress has just moved on to other methods that are less transparent than the old way, like creating these slush funds.” Congress Appears to Be Trying to Get Around Earmark Ban 2012-02-06T04:34:49Z “It was a slush fund, just used for whatever the holder wanted to use it for,” James M. Davis, Stanford Financial Group Co.’s former chief financial officer, testified today about the SocGen account. Stanford Used ‘Slush Fund’ at SocGen for Bribes, Davis Testifies 2012-02-03T21:38:37Z The FBI wanted to know, among other things, whether a $7 million charitable trust that the company financed in Mexico was actually a “slush fund,” documents show. U.S. probe relied heavily on firm?s own investigation, FBI memos show 2012-01-12T16:57:00Z Republicans have called the prevention program a “slush fund,” saying the money is not controlled tightly enough. White House Threatens to Veto Student Loan Bill 2012-04-27T01:25:44Z The company announced the meeting on Nov. 24, two days after Prime Minister Mario Monti urged the state-controlled company to swiftly address allegations that company executives set up slush funds to bribe public officials. Finmeccanica’s Guarguaglini Faces Board Showdown Over Probe 2011-12-01T16:59:03Z The company announced the meeting on Nov. 24, two days after Prime Minister Mario Monti urged the state-controlled company to swiftly address the allegations that company executives set up slush funds to bribe public officials. Finmeccanica’s Guarguaglini Faces Showdown With Board Amid Probe 2011-12-01T05:14:45Z The company’s board meets today to consider limiting the powers of Chairman Pier Francesco Guarguaglini after allegations by prosecutors that company executives set up slush funds to bribe politicians. Italy, Greece Among Worst Euro Countries in Corruption Ranking 2011-12-01T02:37:14Z The defense group, controlled by Italy's Treasury, is involved in a long-running probe centering on accusations of false invoices and slush funds that were allegedly used to bribe politicians. Pressure mounts on Finmeccanica chairman to quit 2011-11-23T11:29:43Z The company denies making any irregular payments or creating slush funds. Finmeccanica plans $1.3 billion sell-off as losses mount 2011-11-15T18:36:52Z For the first time, CME tapped a slush fund for about $50 million to help offset any losses to futures traders stemming from the failure. MF Global fires brokerage staff en masse 2011-11-12T09:08:36Z Mark Block, Cain’s campaign manager, earned a three-year ban on running Wisconsin political campaigns after he supposedly created a slush fund for a judge’s re-election effort. Magazine Preview: On the Ropes With Herman Cain 2011-11-07T19:17:20Z The slush fund headline seems to suggest the financing controversy in which the City Council was found to be stashing millions of dollars for later use by allocating grants to fictitious nonprofit groups. City Room: Tom Allon Runs First TV Ad of N.Y. Mayoral Campaign 2011-11-07T19:35:24Z Alumni slipped cash into secret slush funds, and the best football prospects were lured to the university that bid the highest. At the University of Chicago, Football and Higher Education Mix 2011-09-17T00:30:39Z S.M.U. earned the so-called death penalty — the N.C.A.A. did not allow it to play football in 1987 — for its transgressions, which included a slush fund that was used for nearly a decade to pay players. College Football, Never Pristine, Faces Scandals of Every Stripe 2011-08-20T16:04:28Z The House majority did forge ahead with its latest bill to dismantle a piece of the health care overhaul, with Speaker saying Republicans were taking aim at health care “slush funds.” Good Feeling Gone, in Congress, Anyway 2011-05-04T01:04:18Z Prosecutors say Berlusconi and his associates were able to skim off millions of dollars which they say then went into secret political slush funds. Berlusconi expected in court for fraud hearing 2011-05-01T22:40:46Z Monday's trial centered on charges that Mediaset bought television and film rights at inflated prices through offshore front companies, leaving the difference to be skimmed off to avoid tax and create secret slush funds. Berlusconi dismisses accusations at fraud trial 2011-04-11T12:28:49Z The case centers on accusations Berlusconi's companies deliberately overpaid for television and film rights, allowing the difference to be skimmed off by offshore companies run by front men and put into illegal slush funds. Berlusconi's court battles resume without him 2011-04-04T18:28:10Z Monday's case centers on accusations Berlusconi's companies deliberately overpaid for TV and film rights, allowing the difference to be skimmed off by offshore companies run by front men and put into illegal slush funds. Berlusconi's trial battles resume without him 2011-04-04T15:06:56Z He is on trial accused of manipulating a business deal to skim off money into a political slush fund - charges he denies. Italy recognises Libya's rebels 2011-04-04T14:24:41Z The case centers on accusations that Berlusconi's companies deliberately overpaid for TV and film rights, allowing the difference to be skimmed off by offshore companies run by frontmen and put into illegal slush funds. Berlusconi faces trial battles as Ruby case looms 2011-04-03T22:50:01Z In China, the I.B.M. employees created “slush funds” at travel agencies that were used to pay for overseas excursions by government officials. I.B.M. to Settle Bribery Charges for $10 Million 2011-03-19T01:40:35Z Prosecutors say some of the money declared was skimmed off to create illegal slush funds. Berlusconi back on trial in Italy 2011-02-28T11:43:12Z There's nothing wrong with making preparations, of course, The owners have already established a slush fund and have access to enough in TV rights fees to black out an entire season and more. Who's greedier, the millionaires or billionaires? 2011-02-11T01:31:34Z Life has a natural way of derailing even the best-laid plans, so experts recommend building a cushion, or a slush fund of sorts. Sustainable Money: Why a Budget Is Like a Diet ? Ineffective 2010-12-31T20:47:58Z The US voiced concern about the donations, but analysts said a number of foreign governments were running what amounted to slush funds for Afghan officials in an effort to court influence. 'Iran arms smuggler' held by Nato 2010-12-24T10:44:21Z “It’s a basically a presidential slush fund,” a Western official in Kabul said of the Iranian-supplied money. Iran Said to Give Top Karzai Aide Cash by Bagful 2010-10-23T19:21:00Z "Public money dedicated to increasing affordable housing and maintaining local roads were instead used as a self-indulgent slush fund to pay for excessive salaries, perks, and other unlawful expenses," Chiang said in a statement. Court monitor sought for California city in pay scandal 2010-10-22T10:36:00Z With Nixon, the campaign finance dirtiness was breath-taking and blatant, with reports of slush funds and shakedowns regularly making the news for more than a year before the election. Obama channels Bob Dole and George McGovern 2010-10-11T15:58:00Z Also, a former aide has charged in a lawsuit that about 300 employees were coerced to pay up to $130 a year each toward a Greene-controlled slush fund to keep their jobs. Philly Housing Boss Fired After Sex-Harass Claims 2010-09-23T23:12:00Z Former Greene aide Jenelle Scott charged in her lawsuit Wednesday that about 300 employees were coerced to pay up to $130 a year each toward a slush fund to keep their jobs. Philly Housing Worker: We Had to Pay to Keep Jobs 2010-09-16T21:39:00Z Sometimes known as Room 39, Office 39 is a branch of the Korean Workers’ Party that raises and manages a slush fund of hard currency for Mr. Kim’s family and friends. U.S. Sanctions Aim at N. Korean Elite 2010-08-31T01:10:00Z North Korea analysts believe most of these transactions have been conducted through Office 99, which they describe as an international sales office and slush fund for Kim Jong Il. N. Korean Pair Seen as Key to Arms Trade 2010-08-31T01:24:00Z When Cuomo took over, the agency was known as something of a slush fund for shady slumlords and real estate developers. The Making of Andrew Cuomo 2010-08-13T19:47:00Z Hope someone finds this one before it does a council slush fund routine and just completely disapears! The Pirates Are Puppets, but the Treasure (They Say) Is Real 2010-08-02T01:24:00Z And I’m sure she meant ‘slush fund’ in the nicest possible way.” With Gloves Off, Obama Stumps for Reid 2010-07-10T00:22:00Z Calling the BP escrow fund a "slush fund" and accusing the government of an "overreaction." Dumb things Sharron Angle did or said recently 2010-07-08T22:15:00Z "Government shouldn't be doing that to a private company and I think you named it clearly, it's a slush fund," Angle said. GOP Candidate: BP Relief is 'Slush Fund' 2010-07-08T18:40:00Z Prosecutors say he used a tax-exempt fund that was supposed to pay for voter education as a slush fund. | Midwest: Michigan: More Charges for Ex-Mayor of Detroit 2010-06-24T04:34:00Z Barton said the U.S. has "a due process system" to assess such damages, and he decried the $20 billion fund that BP agreed to Wednesday at the White House as a "shakedown" and "slush fund." "I'm not stonewalling" 2010-06-18T13:15:00Z The company got an unexpected voice of sympathy from Joe Barton, a maverick Republican from Texas, who accused Barack Obama of a "shakedown" on a foreign company to secure a multibillion "slush fund". Congress's key accusations against BP 2010-06-17T23:12:00Z "The time has come to end Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's taxpayer-backed slush fund and require them to operate on a level playing field," the former Republican nominee for the White House said. Republicans seek vote on future of Fannie, Freddie 2010-05-05T22:44:00Z American investigators said Daimler used slush funds referred to as “cash desks” to pay officials in 22 countries including China, Turkmenistan and Iraq. Russia Slow to Pick Up the Lead in Bribery Cases 2010-04-29T14:44:00Z Mr. Lee was charged with tax evasion and breach of trust in April 2008 and convicted on both charges in what became known as the Samsung slush fund scandal. Book on Samsung Divides Korea 2010-04-25T15:58:00Z "Rainy Day purports to be a financial counseling program but on information and belief it is a mortgage lender-funded slush fund." Straining the FHA's umbrella 2010-04-18T04:00:00Z But, he complained, the law also creates “a slush fund to build sidewalks, jungle gyms, farmers’ markets and other pork barrel projects.” New Health Initiatives Put Spotlight on Prevention 2010-04-05T00:00:00Z That Mr. Dove called it “a slush fund” probably did not help. Senate Parliamentarian in a Starring Role as Health Care Bill Referee 2010-03-14T05:00:00Z Every once in a while I tap my own slush fund to send my three grown children checks to treat themselves to dinner. 10 tips for spending less and saving more 2010-02-28T05:00:00Z She believes the stimulus bill was nothing but a "slush fund." 2010-01-31T08:35:00Z But all they've gotten from the Democrats who run Washington is "cap and trade," a "stimulus" that isn't working, a record deficit, a health care bill written behind closed doors, and slush funds for politicians. 2010-01-20T02:23:00Z Your advertising appropriation is a sort of slush fund. Thirty The man who sold him the whiskey would be in the clutches of the law, carrying his case up to the Supreme Court, backed by the slush fund of the brewers' union. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas Why is it that a search of its columns reveals no mention of the revelations concerning Mr. Baxter—not even any mention of the $400,000 slush fund of its paragon of transportation virtues? The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition Alas, slush funds are much less glamorous in reality. Crime and Corruption Why is it that a search of its columns reveals no mention of the revelations concerning Mr. Baxter—not even any mention of the $400,000 slush fund of its paragon, of transportation virtues? The Profits of Religion But slush funds are not a sovereign prerogative. Crime and Corruption Secret election campaign slush funds are a fixture in American politics. Crime and Corruption Both the right and, to a lesser extent, the left in France are said to have managed enormous political slush funds. Crime and Corruption Charles Griffin, the Deputy Director of the Heritage Foundation's Government Integrity Project, charges: "The federal budget provides numerous slush funds that can be used to subsidize the lobbying and political activities of special- interest groups." Crime and Corruption Even low-level prefectural bureaucrats and teachers in Japan build up slush funds by faking business trips or padding invoices and receipts. Crime and Corruption Italian firms made donations to political parties through slush funds, though corporate donations - providing they are transparent - are perfectly legal in Italy. Crime and Corruption He stands accused of diverting a whopping $20 billion to an overseas slush fund. Crime and Corruption But slush funds are overwhelmingly used to bribe corrupt politicians. Crime and Corruption Both terrorists and organized crime put slush funds to bad use. Crime and Corruption A Japanese foreign ministry official used slush fund money to finance the extra-marital activities of himself and many of his colleagues - often in posh hotel suites. Crime and Corruption In a resulting probe, 200 out of 286 schools were found to maintain their own slush funds. Crime and Corruption The "Financial Times" reported in June 2000 that, in anticipation of new international measures to curb corruption, "leading European arms manufacturers" resorted to the creation of off-shore slush funds. Crime and Corruption |
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