Corruption occurs when money, services, goods, information, or anything else of value is offered with the intent to influence actions, decisions, or opinions of a person of the accuser. You can file a complaint against an individual, whether they offered the bribe or accepted it. Cases of bribery and public corruption often make headlines every day with new stories. Bribes can take the form of gifts or payments of money in exchange for preferential treatment such as the awarding of government contracts (Mince-Didler, n.d.). Government officials tend to get a huge boost from corruption during their tenure. Other forms of bribes may include privileges, services, various goods, property and favors. Bribes are always intended to influence or alter the actions of individuals with political and public corruption (Mince-Didler, n.d.). A written agreement is deemed necessary to prove the crime of corruption; however, prosecutors must demonstrate corrupt intent to prove this crime. In most situations, both parties, such as offering and accepting the bribe, will be accused of bribery. Corruption also occurs within the criminal justice system and was traditionally limited to judges taking money in exchange for sentencing a particular crime committed. In the past,