Note the unusual thing here is “open”, not “corruption”. This sort of quid pro quo, where you fast-track someone into a job as a reward for their earlier role in funneling a third party’s money to your organization, is common. Writing up your motivation on the public internet is not. You’ll see plenty of cases like this without a public admission. (Although if you describe them then your more conflict-averse friends will go “Oh no, I’m sure such an upstanding professional would never do a thing like that”.)
Oh, wow, this is actually just open corruption.
Note the unusual thing here is “open”, not “corruption”. This sort of quid pro quo, where you fast-track someone into a job as a reward for their earlier role in funneling a third party’s money to your organization, is common. Writing up your motivation on the public internet is not. You’ll see plenty of cases like this without a public admission. (Although if you describe them then your more conflict-averse friends will go “Oh no, I’m sure such an upstanding professional would never do a thing like that”.)