1.   Pickens has denied the bribery accusations.

2.   Several Cabinet ministers were forced to resign, and the scandal still casts a shadow over the government as a judge investigates the bribery accusations.

3.   State officials did not take action against Lee on the bribery accusation, but four years later they did force his removal from office.

4.   The bribery accusations were revealed by Fort Worth Star-Telegram writer Mike Cochran in a copyrighted Sunday story.

5.   Portugal has been rife with bribery accusations through the season, with the UEFA European soccer federation demanding a full investigation.

6.   Dev was cleared of the bribery accusation by federal investigator, Central Bureau of Investigation.

7.   Dev was cleared of the bribery accusation by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the federal investigator.

8.   In a ruling overshadowed by bribery accusations, the Supreme Court ordered the government Wednesday to halt a tax fraud case against business tycoon Lucio Tan.

9.   Janez Drnovsek was narrowly re-elected Thursday as premier, despite bribery accusations by opposition lawmakers.

10.   Jayalalitha denied she had anything to do with the transfers, urged the government to reinstate Bezbaruah and issued the bribery accusation.