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 CHAPTER  1  LESSON  5

Developing fluency

Talk about types of financial crime

We hear of corrupt (продажное) government and company officials receiving bribes every day.

A " bribe (взятка)" is an example of "corruption".

Not a day goes by without a report on a businessperson who's tried to embezzle some company money.

Remember, "to embezzle" is to secretly steal money from the company you work for.

You also often read news stories about politicians accepting a kickback (откат, взятка) in exchange for a profitable (выгодный) contract.

A "kickback" is a special form of "bribe".Откат" - это особая форма "взятки".

You hear of businesspeople who have helped to launder money obtained from illegal activities.

Criminals "launder" money obtained illegally (полученные нелегально) so that it seems to have come from a legal source.

Counterfeiting a signature may just seem sleazy but it is a criminal offence (преступление).

If you "counterfeit" a signature, you copy it in order to deceive people. "Sleazy" acts are dishonest and immoral.

It seems that counterfeiting documents is another common corporate crime.

Scams (разводы, обманы) are further examples of the sleaze that is prevalent (превалирует) in some industries.

We use "sleaze" for dishonest and immoral activities, including "scams".

Fraud affects many business people, with many victims (жертвы) of scams being asked for bank transfers for urgent causes.(неотложные дела)

"Fraud" is a crime; a "scam" is a deceptive, usually illegal, scheme or trick.

Governments need to find ways to stop fraud in both the public and private sectors.

The word "fraud" has the same "au" sound and spelling as in "launder".Слово "мошенничество" имеет тот же "О" звук и правописание, что и в "отмывать".

"Our company is committed to honest and transparent business practices.Наша компания стремится к честным и прозрачным бизнес-практикам

Corruption and sleaze are detrimental ( вредное, пагубное) to our industry and society as a whole. Коррупция и подлый обман наносят вред нашей отрасли и обществу в целом

We never engage in fraud or fall victim to scams. Мы никогда не занимаемся мошенничеством или не становимся жертвами обмана.

We value the trust of our clients and partners and refrain (воздерживаемся) from embezzling funds or counterfeiting documents. .Мы ценим доверие наших клиентов и партнеров и воздерживаемся от растраты средств или подделки документов.

We reject (отвергать) money laundering and bribery, (взяточничество) as our aim is to conduct (осуществлять) business with integrity (честность) and ethics. Мы отвергаем отмывание денег и взяточничество, поскольку наша цель - вести бизнес с честностью и этикой.

We strive (стремимся, стараемся) for success based on honesty and compliance with the law."Мы стремимся к успеху на основе честности и соблюдения закона.

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