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* In ''[[The Pendragon Adventure]]'', Blok functions like this on Quillan. They own ''everything'', even art.

* In ''[[Catch-22]]'', M&M Enterprises is set up as a way for the mess officer, Milo Minderbinder, to bilk the US Government of quite a lot of money. {{spoiler|He then goes on to make an absolute fortune monopolizing trade in the Mediterranean. Eventually he has a private army and air force, and is paid quite a lot by the Germans to bomb a US air base. Milo was supposed to be tried as a criminal, but all charges were dropped as soon as the brass saw how much money there was in bombing their own men.}} But hey, at least everybody owns a share! The film sums it up quite well when Milo hears about the death of a brother officer {{spoiler|killed by Milo's raid.}}

Milo Minderbinder: Then they'll understand. }}

* In ''The Gap Series'' by Stephen Donaldson, the United Mining Companies control human space on two different levels. There are some habitats, such as [[Com Mine]], that they own outright and control the votes of in the Governing Council. Plus, their corporate police force is the only organization capable of protecting power in space, which effectively gives the UMC CEO dictatorial powers over the central government. The entire arc is driven by his chief of police's [[Plan]] to pull a [[Heel Face Turn]] and get control over the police given back to the Governing Council.