bagman
Mob's money mule
A bagman is someone who collects or distributes money, especially illicit payments.
The term typically refers to an intermediary in bribery, extortion, or political corruption—the person who physically handles the cash so principals can maintain distance: The senator's bagman picked up the envelope.
In British usage, a bagman can simply be a traveling salesman.
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- payoffCulminating benefit received
slush fund · hush money · dirty money · influence peddling · palm-greasing · backhander · sweetener · under-the-table
One who delivers communications
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- runnerOne who sprints
- errandShort task away from home
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
drop · handoff · transfer · intermediary · go-between · carrier · dispatch · package
Conducting illegal business schemes
- extortionObtaining through threats
- shakedownForceful extraction of payment
- protection moneyPayment extracted through threats
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
mobster · henchman · syndicate · mafia · gangster · underboss · capo · consigliere
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
payoff · slush fund · hush money · dirty money · influence peddling · palm-greasing · backhander · sweetener · under-the-table · fixer
messenger
One who delivers communications
pickup · drop · handoff · transfer · intermediary · go-between · carrier · dispatch · package · exchange
racketeering
Conducting illegal business schemes
- extortionObtaining through threats
- shakedownForceful extraction of payment
- protection moneyPayment extracted through threats
enforcer · mobster · henchman · syndicate · mafia · gangster · underboss · capo · consigliere · collector
travelling salesman
Itinerant commercial representative
- sales representativeOne who sells professionally
- drummerOne who keeps rhythm
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
territory · trade · peddler · vendor · hawker · tradesman · rep · canvasser
bindle
Wanderer's tied bundle
vagrant · drifter · belongings · possessions · wanderer · itinerant · transient · knapsack · pack · rucksack
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- Crookscrook, swindler, fraudster, embezzler, con artist
- accomplicesaccomplice, accessory, co-conspirator, abettor, collaborator
- Nixon eraNixon, Watergate scandal, resignation, impeachment, coverup
- payoffsbribe, kickback, payoff, payola, baksheesh
- underworld slangsnitch, rat out, hitman, capo, consigliere
bagmanwhistleblower
Insider who reports misconduct
auditor · comptroller · forensic accountant · compliance officer · fiduciary