He offered to pay ransom for his family and thanked Alexander for their well being.

The marriage brokers usually take most of the compensation, leaving only a fraction of what the groom has paid for the bride's family.

"People who have paid for their hotel, paid for their family, they don't have all the money in the world," he said.

After paying for his family to come to America from France and buying a farm, he was penniless.

The paper paid for Murray's family to accompany him, an arrangement Murray considered his payment for the work.

It paid off - for me, for my family.

That's the value of the foundation, and it's what he has decided to pay for his family.

After the death of Taejo, the villa was used as the shrine to pay tribute for his family over 4 generations.

"That kind of sum would pay for a lot of food for you and your family."

Ibrahim has allegedly paid A$400,000 per week in legal fees for the services of an expert criminal defence barrister for his family.