Some observers have criticized Alan Lomax and his father for earning money from the traditional music they collected, including from black musicians in the South.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

Other nations have been paying money to Libya, including the United States, compensation for its attacks on the nation,and Italy, to atone for its brutal colonial rule.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

Critics of the move -- including several Cuban-Americans in Congress -- warned that the money sent back to Cuba would ultimately line the pockets of Cuba's communist officials.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13