Politicians and kickbacks. We often think of these as being in the realm of shady third world politicians and government officials, but in recent years, there has been controversy about US government officials getting shady deals, obtaining contracts more because of family ties instead of what they can really deliver. This is not a realm of any particular party, so do not approach this as though this is anti Republican or anti Democrat; there is plenty of questionable activity to go around. Find and explore no less than three examples of US officials asserting power and influence internationally to line their own pockets.