What people often don’t consider in bribery and/or conspiracies is that takes at least two people in-the-know, and there are usually many more. No different than adultery, for that matter
...and all it takes for the house of cards to come down is one honest person - then the others are quickly advised to own-up or spend hard-time in the slammer (or Club Fed).
It’s generally better to simply embezzle or otherwise steal when you have the opportunity.
Three may keep a secret...