crooked politician

• corruptDishonest, open to bribes
• bribeIllicit payment for favor
• scandalDisgraceful public affair
• sleazyDisreputably low-quality
• graftIllicit political gain

kickback · shady · dishonest · embezzle · lobbyist · backroom · slush fund · dirty · payoff · fraud · swindle · greasy · quid pro quo · influence · indictment · coverup · insider · cronyism

• Traitorstraitor, turncoat, betrayer, Judas, Benedict Arnold
• noir charactersfemme fatale, private eye, gumshoe, hard-boiled detective, dame