Bribery A bribe was a gift ( often in the form of money ) intended to gain favor with a person of influence . Most culture s considered bribery morally reprehensible , although in many cases ( e . g . the Cardassian Union ) it was widespread , despite its being frowned upon . The Ferengi Alliance was a notable exception ; bribes were considered a normal part of day - to - day life , to the point that it was sometimes considered rude " not " to bribe someone . In 2267 , from the mirror universe attempted to bribe Spock after being detained on board the in the brig once he arrived there due to a transporter accident . The mirror Kirk offered Spock the chance to be a " rich man " . ( ) The Cardassian military was rife with corruption . During the Occupation of Bajor , Quark was able to conduct illegal business at his bar , as he knew Gul Dukat could be bribed into looking the other way so long as it was nothing that would gain the attention of his superiors . Other officers like Boheeka were willing to do Quark a favor now and again if the price was right . ( ) Nu ' Daq attempted to bribe Data in 2369 to learn the results of a computer analysis before it was revealed to everyone . Data , however , bluntly called Nu ' Daq out on it , who subsequently said to forget it . ( ) In 2371 , Quark planned to offer the family of Kozak a bribe if they sought him out and found his fabricated explanation for Kozak ' s accidental death unsatisfactory . ( ) " That same year in the mirror universe , bribed slaves in an attempt to increase the amount of ore that they processed in ' s ore processing center . Doing so , along with torture and executing unproductive slaves , failed to increase production enough to meet quotas set by the Klingon - Cardassian Alliance . Intendant suggested randomly executing workers instead . " ( ) Officials in the Ferengi Commerce Authority ( FCA ) routinely bribe their way to power . Liquidator s make up for this by charging citizens for virtually everything , even knowledge of what crime one has been charged with . The line between bribery and standard business proceedings often becomes blurred , such as at the Tower of Commerce , where visitors must pay three strips of latinum for the use of a chair while they wait and one strip if they wish to stand . ( ) When Rom had second thoughts about marrying Leeta , he considered bribing her into signing the standard Ferengi waiver females must sign prior to a wedding ; however , he failed to take into account that the waiver would bequeath all of her property to him , making the bribe rather pointless . ( ) Liquidator Brunt was discharged from the FCA only to bribe his way back into power and position himself to become acting Grand Nagus when Zek was briefly deposed . ( ) Part of Grand Nagus Zek ' s reforms , once he wrested control back from Brunt , was to make all bribes tax - deductible . Quark was outraged to hear this news , because he had never thought he would hear the " T - word " on Ferenginar . ( ) Starfleet officers are often considered immune to bribes due to their moral code , which strictly prohibits such illicit behavior . However , they have been known to succumb to greed on occasion , becoming involved with organizations such as the Orion Syndicate . ( ) Additionally , in 2374 , Captain Benjamin Sisko made a bribe himself when Quark inadvertently became ensnared in his plot to draw the Romulan Empire into the Dominion War . In order to prevent Quark from pressing charges against Grathon Tolar , who had attacked him , Sisko agreed to several of Quark ' s demands , including getting station security to release several cargo container s that they had been holding due to Quark ' s not having the proper import license . ( ) In 2376 , The Doctor had several daydream s when his programming was taken over by new algorithm s he ' d added to his holoprogram . One of these was that Neelix had baked him a cake , which The Doctor thanked the Talaxian for , adding that it wouldn ' t get him out of his checkup . ( )