It was an era dominated by corrupt "captains of industry" or "robber barons" whose corrupting influence also extended to government and politics.

Pastor Robert Jeffress is hardly the only example, but no one embodies the corrupting force of that this temptation better than he does.

Mr Sanders gave a speech Tuesday night railing against the corrupting influence of money in politics.

Additionally, the salutary bipartisan reform of the Electoral Count Act took away the more pernicious avenues to corrupting the election results, and we are more aware of what bad actors might try to do.

Attorney Breon Peace said the alleged conspirators “participated in a brazen, illegal betting scheme that had a corrupting influence on two games and numerous bets.”