Fraud implies "misrepresentation", whereas most of those are more appropriately described as "breach of contract".
It's a minimal distinction, but it's the one between "corrruption" and "fraud".
The police officer that accepts a bribe hasn't committed "fraud", he let the bribor off their charges. What he *has* done is breached his contract with his employer in that he *didn't do his job*.
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Date: 17/2/12 04:21 (UTC)It's a minimal distinction, but it's the one between "corrruption" and "fraud".
The police officer that accepts a bribe hasn't committed "fraud", he let the bribor off their charges. What he *has* done is breached his contract with his employer in that he *didn't do his job*.