(S (S-NSBJ (VP (SBAR (S (PP-SBJ (NP (S-NSBJ (VP (PP-OBJ (NP (S-NSBJ (VP (PP-OBJ (NP (PP (BASENP (NN 支払い)) (IN の)) (BASENP (JJO 疑わし) (NN さ))) (IN を)) (VP (VP (NN 調査) (VBV し)) (VP (MD ない))))) (NN こと)) (IN を)) (VP (VBV 選ん) (VP (MD だ))))) (NN の)) (IN は)) (COMMA 、) (VP (PP (NP (S-NSBJ (VP (PP-OBJ (BASENP (NN 違法) (NN 性)) (IN を)) (VP (VBV 認め) (VP (MD た))))) (NN こと)) (IN に)) (VB 等しい))) (INQT と)) (VP (VP (VBO 言わ) (VP (VBV れ))) (VP (MD た))))) (PERIOD 。))
支払い の 疑わし さ を 調査 し ない こと を 選ん だ の は 、 違法 性 を 認め た こと に 等しい と 言わ れ た 。
It was noted that choosing not to investigate the suspicious nature of the payments was equivalent to accepting their illegality .