Sentences with phrase «federal bribery statute»

Pruitt is also facing «new reviews» from the EPA's inspector general over his $ 50 - per - night condo rental from an energy lobbyist, which could constitute a violation of the federal bribery statute.

«It is instead with the broader legal implications of the government's boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statute,» Roberts wrote.

The court ruled that federal attorneys had interpreted the law too broadly, and that the jury was not properly instructed on the meaning of an «official act» within the federal bribery statutes.

Although Kramer said it is possible the Supreme Court's decision on McDonnell could be limited to the notion of official acts, he said the justices might offer more sweeping guidance on the interplay between honest services fraud, the federal bribery statute and state and local regulations.

It is instead with the broader legal implications of the Government's boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statute.»

That ruling, reached six months after the Skeloses were convicted, significantly narrowed the definition of an «official act» as it applies to federal bribery statutes and found that, while the McDonnell case was «distasteful,» it did not rise to the level of public corruption.

The court was concerned about «the government's boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statute.»

The federal bribery statute does not require and explicit quid pro quo for conviction, and a federal appeals court affirmed that there was potentially enough evidence in the government's case to merit a re-trial.

The federal bribery statute bars agents of federally funded entities from taking anything of value for influence «in connection with any business, transaction, or series of transactions... involving any thing of value of $ 5,000 or more.»