21.   Businessmen have pledged that they will no longer engage in shady deals with politicians, and appealed for lighter punishment.

22.   But some of the names involved suggest the army is being purged of officers who were either accused criminals or reportedly involved in shady deals.

23.   Corrupt ministry officials were loans for the Baikonur Cosmodrome in shady deals possibly enabling criminals from Central Asia to launder their money, Rokhlin said.

24.   For his part, Sen. Raul Roco pointed an accusing finger at government, saying shady deals within the bureaucracy caused the depreciation of the peso.

25.   He also said the practice of demanding bribes and shady deals scare off potential foreign investors.

26.   In past military-backed governments, there were close connections between power and business circles, and shady deals were often made during rounds of golf.

27.   In the past, several have refused to quit their posts after being linked to allegations of corruption and involvement in shady deals.

28.   Kviraya was the target of a parliamentary investigation that focused on allegations of shady economic deals.

29.   Kviraya long has been the target of a parliamentary investigation that focused on allegations of his involvement in shady economic deals, including those linked to tobacco business.

30.   Mitsuzuka said he has instructed the commission to conduct a thorough investigation of the shady stock deals.