21.   The jury also convicted Ferber of bribery for using his position as financial adviser to demand and receive financial favors from brokerage firms.

22.   The ministry conducted hearings back in March, when the media revealed that several officials had received personal favors from Takahashi.

23.   The president has been attacked for holding private events that have led to allegations donors received favors from the White House.

24.   There are also reports that Patricia Jensen, one of his top aides, as well as Patricia Dempsey, his companion, received similar favors from Tyson.

25.   They charged he used his position as financial adviser to municipal clients to demand and receive financial favors from brokerage firms.

26.   They said no one received special favors, noting that of the three prisoners, only the one with an exemplary prison record was paroled.

27.   While now admitting he had received the money, Haughey insisted that Dunne had neither asked for or received any favors.

28.   And so did air force Minister Mauro Gandra, who was cited in the tape as having received favors from a Raytheon representative, Jose Affonso Assumpcao.

29.   But he denied receiving any favors in return.

30.   Hamilton denied getting money but acknowledged receiving other favors from the owner of Harrods department store, Mohamed Al Fayed.