By the end we was over six figures between sneaker sponsors and local people to sponsor it … I’ve already got a shoe deal, I’ve already got money … ibid. Christian
Christian was incredibly well connected. ibid. observer
First round draft picks: There’s only 30 players every year in the entire world who get drafted in the first round and guaranteed money. ibid. Christian
After decades of saving into government pension schemes, when it’s time to connect, many Nigerians across the country get nothing unless they pay. But while some retired people sink into poverty waiting for their pension, others are raking it in … I want to find out why politicians are awarding themselves huge pensions while ordinary people are having to fight to get anything at all. Our World: Nigeria’s Retirement Hell, BBC 2021
No-one actually uses the word bribe but it seems that payment is expected. Payment to a government worker whose job it is to pay out pensions. ibid.
How one of Britain’s biggest companies broke the law to sell cigarettes. We reveal how British American Tobacco paid bribes to sabotage its rivals. And secured access to police files and security cameras. And we expose the corrupt deal to pay off a notorious dictator. Panorama: Dirty Secretes of the Cigarette Business, BBC 2021
In South Africa’s rural heartland one company dominates tobacco production. 90% of the crop is bought by British American Tobacco ... The company has been operating here for more than 100 years. ibid.
It claims to be an ethical company. But this isn’t the first time we’ve investigated BAT. Six years ago we exposed how it used bribery to undermine Anti-Smoking legislation in South Africa. ibid.
Of course they can. Greasy little fucks. They’ve greased the right palms, ain’t they. Top Boy s4e6: De Capa y Espada, Ralph and the rebels, Netflix 2023