1. Can we forget that Olympic organizing officials in Salt Lake City and Australia bribed IOC members with less shame than Beltway lobbyists? 2. Welch has repeatedly denied any attempt to bribe IOC members. 3. But a senior IOC member, Marc Hodler of Switzerland, last weekend claimed Salt Lake used the scholarships and other favors to bribe IOC members. 4. CNN, meanwhile, reported it obtained documents indicating that Atlanta organizers thought IOC members could be bribed into voting for the city. 5. Everything indicates that IOC members were bribed and that they willingly took advantage of their powerful positions. 6. He denied allegations by opponents within the party that he bribed some members for their votes. 7. Senior IOC member Marc Hodler last weekend claimed Salt Lake used the scholarships and other favors to bribe IOC members. 8. The government argued immigration fraud was part of a broader conspiracy to bribe IOC members. 9. The government argues immigration fraud was part of a broader conspiracy to bribe IOC members. 10. The jury also found that the book defamed Rakhimov by implying he bribed members of the International Amateur Boxing Association. |