11.   Croatian citizens are getting increasingly frustrated by discrepancies in a society in which top officials get rich through illicit deals and corruption, while the vast majority is poor.

12.   Generations of generals have grown rich through the elaborate system of corruption and graft that governs nearly every financial arrangement in Nigeria.

13.   He also has gotten rich through endorsements, book deals and other off-the-court endeavors.

14.   Mrs. Marcos has denied any wrongdoing by her husband and said he became rich through gold trading.

15.   Such accidents are common in Nigeria and other mineral-rich west African countries, where people hope to strike it rich through illegal mining.