latest: most recent
implicated: involved
corruption: dishonest and illegal
behaviour by people in positions of power or authority
embezzlement: stealing of money;
taking or using money illegally for yourself, when the money does
not belong to you, but to a company or an organisation that you
work for
abusing power: using power in the
wrong way, for a bad purpose
centres on: concentrates on; if
something centres on a person, that person is the main subject
of attention
bribery: giving someone, often
a person in a position of authority, a sum of money or something
valuable in order to persuade them to do something
defaulted: failed to make a payment
that she was legally supposed to make
top priorities: something that is a priority must be
done as soon as possible - a top priority is the most important
of the tasks to be done
red tape: rules and procedures
which seem unnecessary and cause delay
