Corruption in the United States

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Corruption in the United States is the act of a local, state or federal official using some form of influence or being influenced in some way, typically through bribery. Corruption is used to the advantage of the government official and a person or group of people.

The U.S. is perceived as the 18th least corrupt country in the world, according to the 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International.

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See also

• Campaign finance in the United States
• Gerrymandering in the United States
• Health care in the United States
• Lobbying in the United States
• Military budget of the United States
• Military-industrial complex
• Operation Ill Wind
• Police corruption in New York City
• Prison-industrial complex
• Vote early and vote often
• Voter suppression in the United States

Federal corruption convictions

• List of United States federal officials convicted of corruption offenses
• List of United States state officials convicted of federal corruption offenses
• List of United States local officials convicted of federal corruption offenses

Political scandals and crimes

• List of federal political scandals in the United States
• List of federal political sex scandals in the United States
• List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes
• Political scandals in the United States by state
• State and local political sex scandals in the United States
• List of American state and local politicians convicted of crimes

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References

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Further reading

• Genovese, M. A; V. A Farrar-Myers (2010). Corruption and American Politics. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-60497-638-0. 
• Grossman, M. (2003). Political corruption in America: an encyclopedia of scandals, power, and greed. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-060-4. 
• Teachout, Zephyr. Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United (Harvard University Press, 2014)

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External links

• United States at the Business Anti-Corruption Portal
• United States at Transparency International
• United States at the Global Corruption Barometer
• Cole, Juan (December 3, 2013). "Top 10 Ways the US is the Most Corrupt Country in the World". Informed Comment. Retrieved May 7, 2017. 

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