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The first part makes it a crime to corruptly alter, destroy or conceal evidence to frustrate official proceedings.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024

U.S. authorities said the Geneva commodities trader earned more than $384 million in profits “from the business it corruptly obtained” related to the Ecuadorian oil company.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

The Macpherson inquiry said it had seen nothing to suggest he was corruptly involved in trying to hold back the murder investigation.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

Mozambique, one of the world's poorest countries, wanted to revoke a sovereign guarantee on a loan it alleges was corruptly procured and secure compensation for other alleged wrongdoing.

From Reuters • Oct. 1, 2023

It is more than evident—it is indisputable—from the records and the public scandals, that the successive city administrations were corruptly conducted.

From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Gustavus, Myers