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why it is, that in the case of
Caius Herennius, and in that of Caius Popillius, senators, both of whom were
convicted of peculation—why it is, that in the case of Marcus Atilius, who
was convicted of treason—this was made plain,—that they had all
received money for the purpose of influencing their judicial decisions; why it is,
that senators have been found who, when Caius Verres, as praetor of the city, gave
out the lots, voted against the criminal whom they were condemning without having
inquired into his case; why it is, that a senator was found who, when he was judge,
took money in one and the same trial both from the defendant to distribute among the
judges, and from the accuser to condemn the defendant.
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