[richardfey]

> They don't do anything unless money is involved.

I disagree. They could have done it to be under the spotlight and progress their career.

[NL807]

>progress their career

i.e. money

[oldenlessons]

someone was bribed != people are motivated by financial gain

[NL807]

That is a self-contradictory statement. If people were not motivated by financial gain, then bribery would not exist. You could say people might be motivated by power and influence, but even those things boil down to one singular thing, and that is accumulating wealth.