ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Self-dealing

Imagine you have a little shop where you sell toys. Let's say you are the owner of the shop and you also work there as a cashier. This means you can sell toys to people who come in and buy them.

Now, let's say you have a rule at your shop that every toy costs $5, and it's your job to make sure people pay that amount. But one day, your friend comes into the shop and wants to buy a toy. Instead of charging your friend $5 like everyone else, you decide to only charge your friend $2 because you want to help them save some money.

This is an example of self-dealing. It's when someone in charge of something, like you as the owner and cashier, makes a decision that benefits themselves instead of following the rules that are meant to benefit everyone involved. In this case, charging your friend less money seems like a nice thing to do, but it's not fair to the other customers who have to pay the full price.

Self-dealing can happen in all sorts of situations, like in a business or in a government agency. It's important to watch out for it and make sure everyone is being treated fairly.