How do corrupt leaders cause poverty?

yes poverty can cause corruption. Poverty is a major cause of corruption; when a poor man in a very hungry state doesn't have to eat or money to sustain,what does he do? He begins 2think on the next line of action,what ever it takes to make or have money. It drives so many into robbery,some into prostitution. Poverty causes emotional madness. It give birth to public or societal nuisance; people who turn out to become a threat to the society at large. Most importantly,our leaders go into there elected office with their poverty mentality, and because they tasted poverty,they imbezzle our funds trying to avoid future occurances of been poor.