Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 48 impropriety 48 bribe 46 preferential treatment 44 bribery 43 linkage 43 bribes 43 collusion 43 kickbacks 43 strings attached 43 payoffs 42 nexus 42 wrongdoing 42 implicit 41 blackmail 41 favors 41 unethical 40 middleman 40 coercion 40 bribed 39 lobbyists 39 cronyism 39 precondition 38 largesse 38 favoritism 38 reciprocal 38 disingenuous 38 implication 38 grandstanding 38 bribing 37 lobbyist 37 improper 37 Abramoff 37 Rezko 36 malfeasance 36 justification 36 negotiable 36 whatsoever 36 middlemen 36 extortion 35 payoff 35 nepotism 35 corrupt 35 handshake 35 unseemly 35 complicity 35 contradiction 35 coerced 35 sham 35 substantive 35 assurances 35 blank check 35 arrangement 34 wink 34 complicit 34 hypocritical 34 wishful thinking 34 ruse 34 dishonest 34 beholden 34 mutually beneficial 34 shady 34 consensual 34 ploy 34 concessions 34 motive 33 compromise 33 politically motivated 33 misrepresentation 33 suggestion 33 dealings 33 backroom 33 vested interest 33 pandering 32 immunity 32 rapprochement 32 preconditions 32 negotiated 32 conduit 32 hypocrisy 32 moral obligation 32 dishonesty 32 posturing 32 tantamount 32 earmark 32 criminality 32 hearsay 32 plea bargain 32 allegation 32 contractual 31 purely 31 appeasement 31 feds 31 transparency 31 cronies 31 accountability 31 nothing 31 political 31 shameless 31 sweeten 31 charade 31 sort