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INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC)

The IOC is made up of members from countries worldwide and certain members have been accused of taking and asking for bribes to get their vote when it comes time to vote for which city will host future Olympic Games! A few hundred thousand dollar pay-off is nothing for city governments to come up with to be able to try and reap the millions upon millions of dollars in revenues and publicity that can be garnished when a city is chosen to host the Games.

Informants and critics say a bribe could possibly be hidden as part of a scholarship fund which could then be used by family members of the voting members of the IOC! Cars and cash, and who knows what else, have been rumored to be used to get favorable votes from IOC members too! Critics charge that these costs (bribes) are considered all part of the costs of doing business with certain corrupt IOC members if you want to host the Games in your city.

One city government whistleblower has even supposedly been approached by a Games broker seeking a bribe, and the broker is said to have bragged that no city in 15 years has ever become host to the Games without his support and block of votes that he represents!

SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCES: NBC TV NEWS 12/14/98 MIAMI HERALD NEWSPAPER 12/15/98

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