However, in certain jurisdictions such as Germany, courts will accept illegally recorded phone calls without the other party's consent as evidence.

We illegally accepted as members former attorneys, artists, journalists, even a supreme court justice.

The site illegally accepted an unknown amount of hazardous waste during its time of operation.

In 2008, a lawsuit was filed against him for illegally accepting $156,000 in cash and benefits.

A Paris court found him guilty of illegally accepting gifts.

The newspaper had been accused of illegally accepting funding from abroad, but this was not substantiated.

Mr. Kanemaru acknowledges illegally accepting $4 million from a trucking company.

Mr. Espy was accused of illegally accepting sports tickets and other favors from companies that he was supposed to regulate.

That check is alleged to have included money illegally accepted from corporations.

But the judge denied a defense motion to dismiss a related count charging Mr. North with illegally accepting payment for the installation of the fence.