Rose accuses Smithson of blackmailing and bribing Sherrie. This can include bribes to bypass bureaucratic procedures and bribing faculty for a grade. The cartels responded by bribing or murdering numerous public officials, politicians and others. There was an incident in 2013 where Politiqueras were arrested accused of bribing voters. Cersei manipulates Tyrion's trial to ensure a guilty verdict, by bribing and intimidating witnesses. There are allegations of aid agencies bribing them. Corruption in the judiciary goes beyond the bribing of judges. He convinces her to keep it their secret by bribing her with candy. The club had a secret fund that was used for bribing officials and opponents. In many cases they were probably bribing officials to turn a blind eye. However, crackdowns by government lead to irregularities in business and bribing. He also alleged that Leonsis was bribing bloggers for positive coverage of the Capitals. Cyril was eventually allowed to return after bribing various courtiers. Armistead received US$55,000 to use for bribing chiefs to surrender. No military repercussions occurred because of skillful bribing of royalist troops.