16 Sep 09 - 10:45 PM


To me, particularly in this context, corruption is when public officials make decisions that favor groups that they have personal connections with (which could be financial in nature or could be of other kinds) because of those connections rather than making their decisions based on a neutral assessment of their responsibilities under their job description.

The case I have been referencing in this thread is the same one that was referenced on the show (I think it was Maddow, but I can't remember, either). The link in my first post goes into some detail about the case.