Corruption in the United States - Wikipedia Corruption in the United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Institutional corruption in the country Political corruption Concepts Bribery Cronyism Economics of corruption Electoral fraud Influence peddling Kleptocracy Nepotism Slush fund Political scandal Simony Corruption by country Africa Angola Botswana Cameroon Chad Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Kenya Liberia Mauritius Morocco Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Asia Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Cambodia China Cyprus Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Myanmar North Korea Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Europe Albania Austria Belgium Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg North Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City North America Canada Cuba Haiti Mexico Nicaragua United States Oceania Australia New Zealand Papua New Guinea South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Venezuela v t e Corruption in the United States is the act of government officials abusing their political powers for private gain, typically through bribery or other methods. In 2018, Transparency International ranked the United States as the 22nd least corrupt country,[1] falling from 18th since 2016.[2] The United States ranked between France (21) and the United Arab Emirates (23). In 2019, Transparency International stated that the United States is "experiencing threats to its system of checks and balances", along with an "erosion of ethical norms at the highest levels of power."[3] Contents 1 US topics related to corruption 2 Convictions of government officials 3 Scandals and crimes 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links US topics related to corruption[edit] American Anti-Corruption Act Campaign finance in the United States Gerrymandering in the United States Health care in the United States Iron triangle (US politics) Lobbying in the United States Military budget of the United States Military-industrial complex Operation Ill Wind Police corruption in New York City Prison-industrial complex USAPT.us Represent.Us Vote early and vote often Voter suppression in the United States Convictions of government officials[edit] List of United States federal officials convicted of corruption offenses List of United States state officials convicted of federal corruption offenses List of United States local officials convicted of federal corruption offenses Scandals and crimes[edit] List of federal political scandals in the United States List of federal political sex scandals in the United States List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes Political scandals in the United States by state or territory State and local political sex scandals in the United States List of American state and local politicians convicted of crimes Corruption in the US federal judiciary. See the section "In the USA" and subsection "Notable judges involved in misconduct allegations" in Judicial misconduct. See also[edit] Crime in the United States Corruption by country Corruption in Canada References[edit] ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2018". Transparency International. January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019. ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2016". Transparency International. January 25, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017. ^ "Americas: Weakening Democracy and Rise in Populism Hinder Anti-corruption Efforts". Transparency International. January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019. Further reading[edit] Genovese, M. A; V. A Farrar-Myers (2010). Corruption and American Politics. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-60497-638-0. Grossman, M. (2003). Political corruption in America: an encyclopedia of scandals, power, and greed. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-060-4. Teachout, Zephyr. Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United (Harvard University Press, 2014) External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corruption in the United States. United States at the Business Anti-Corruption Portal United States at Transparency International United States at the Global Corruption Barometer Cole, Juan (December 3, 2013). "Top 10 Ways the US is the Most Corrupt Country in the World". Informed Comment. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. 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