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Last Month at the Supreme Court
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Holds That Federal Anti-Corruption Statute Does Not Extend to Gratuities for State and Local Officials
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Christopher Sakauye, Monika Harris, Puja R. Valera, A. Joseph Duffy IV, Dykema
On June 26, 2024, the Supreme Court held in Snyder v. United States that 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B), an anti-corruption statute criminalizing bribes to state and local officials, does not extend…
FCPA Professor
Individual Pleads Guilty To FCPA Charge In Connection With Bribery Scheme Involving South African Airways
By Mike Koehler
In 2016, AAR Corp. (a U.S. based aviation services company) announced that it had teamed with a joint venture partner – JM Aviation South Africa (Pty) Ltd. – to secure a…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
United States Senator Convicted in Bribery Trial
Senator Bob Menendez Found Guilty on All Counts in Jury Trial New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was found guilty by a jury of 16 felony charges relating to a complex…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Supreme Court Rules Gratuity Insufficient For Conviction Under Federal Bribery Law
By Stephen M. Byers, Daniel L. Zelenko, Chris Murphy, Isabella Ordorica
On June 26, 2024, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope of federal bribery law by ruling that 18 U.S.C. § 666 does not cover gratuities…
FCPA Professor
A Tale Of Two Press Releases
By Mike Koehler
An interesting tale of two press releases. One from the Department of Justice. Another from a law firm representing a client in a DOJ matter. This recent DOJ press release…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction of Indiana Mayor on Bribery Charges
Ruling Narrows the Scope of Federal Bribery Law As we covered earlier this year, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of an Indiana mayor who was convicted in…
Municipal Minute
Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Mayor’s Appeal of his Bribery Conviction
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion interpreting the federal statute that prohibits state and local government officials from accepting bribes in Snyder v. United States. Section 666 of Title 18…
FCPA Professor
Supreme Court Once Again Rejects The DOJ’s Expansive Interpretation Of Criminal Law
By Mike Koehler
Over the past approximate decade, the Supreme Court has issued several decisions regarding the scope of federal criminal statutes – including in the general bribery context – and the results…
Simple Justice
Gratuity Hysteria And The Rule Of Lenity
If you think about it, elected officials are given gratuities all the time. Why do you think some people pump money into their campaign coffers? It’s to thank them, whether…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Section 666 Does Not Cover Gratuities
By Ellen Podgor
In 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court in Snyder v. United States resolved a jurisdictional split holding that:The question in this case is whether §666 also makes it a crime for…