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[vc_row][vc_column][tm_heading tag=”h4″ custom_google_font=”” text=”What is Bribery?”][tm_spacer size=”lg:20″][tm_heading tag=”p” custom_google_font=”” text=”At its core, bribery is the crime of giving another person, usually with some kind of power, something of value in exchange for influence over the other.<\/mark> The classic example is handing a professor an envelope full of cash to get an \u2018A\u2019 in the class. Under Minnesota law, there are two types of bribery, both of which are felonies:”][tm_heading tag=”h4″ custom_google_font=”” text=”Regular Bribery.<\/strong> Whoever does any of the following is guilty of bribery:”][tm_spacer size=”lg:20″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-10″][tm_list list_style=”manual-numbered” marker_color=”secondary” columns=”xs:1;lg:1″ items=”%5B%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22A)%5Ct%20%20Offers%2C%20gives%2C%20or%20promises%20to%20give%2C%20directly%20or%20indirectly%2C%20to%20a%20public%20officer%20or%20employee%2C%20a%20benefit%2C%20reward%2C%20or%20consideration%2C%20that%20the%20public%20officer%20or%20employee%20isn%E2%80%99t%20entitled%20to%20get%2C%20with%20the%20purpose%20of%20influencing%20that%20public%20officer%20or%20employee%20in%20their%20job%20or%20position%3B%22%2C%22icon_simple_line%22%3A%22icon-arrow-1-circle-down%22%7D%5D”][tm_list list_style=”manual-numbered” marker_color=”secondary” columns=”xs:1;lg:1″ items=”%5B%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22B)%5Ct%20%20If%20the%20person%20IS%20a%20public%20officer%20or%20employee%2C%20and%20they%20request%2C%20receive%2C%20or%20agree%20to%20receive%20some%20reward%20or%20consideration%20with%20the%20understanding%20that%20it%20will%20influence%20the%20decisions%20they%20make%3B%22%2C%22icon_simple_line%22%3A%22icon-arrow-1-circle-down%22%7D%5D”][tm_list list_style=”manual-numbered” marker_color=”secondary” columns=”xs:1;lg:1″ items=”%5B%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22C)%5Ct%20%20%20%20Giving%2C%20offering%20or%20promising%20to%20give%2C%20directly%20or%20indirectly%2C%20some%20sort%20of%20benefit%2C%20reward%2C%20or%20consideration%20to%20a%20witness%20before%20any%20judge%20or%20in%20any%20hearing%2C%20for%20the%20purpose%20of%20influencing%20their%20testimony%3B%22%2C%22icon_simple_line%22%3A%22icon-arrow-1-circle-down%22%7D%5D”][tm_list list_style=”manual-numbered” marker_color=”secondary” columns=”xs:1;lg:1″ items=”%5B%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22D)%5Ct%20%20%20%20If%20the%20person%20IS%20a%20witness%2C%20and%20agrees%20to%20take%20a%20benefit%2C%20reward%2C%20or%20consideration%20for%20the%20purpose%20of%20influencing%20their%20testimony%3B%22%2C%22icon_simple_line%22%3A%22icon-arrow-1-circle-down%22%7D%5D”][tm_list list_style=”manual-numbered” marker_color=”secondary” columns=”xs:1;lg:1″ items=”%5B%7B%22item_title%22%3A%22E)%5Ct%20%20%20%20If%20the%20person%20has%20some%20information%20that%20would%20lead%20to%20the%20prosecution%20of%20a%20crime%2C%20and%20they%20accept%2C%20directly%20or%20indirectly%2C%20some%20kind%20of%20benefit%2C%20reward%2C%20or%20consideration%20to%20keep%20it%20quiet.%22%2C%22icon_simple_line%22%3A%22icon-arrow-1-circle-down%22%7D%5D”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][tm_heading tag=”p” custom_google_font=”” text=”Commercial Bribery<\/strong> which is a special subset of regular bribery, focuses on unlawful influence in the business setting.<\/mark> Under this statute, it is a crime if an \u201cactor,\u201d usually an employee or contractor, offers, gives, or agrees to give, directly or indirectly, any benefit, compensation, or reward to their employer, or \u201cprincipal\u201d for the purpose of influencing their performance of duties within the scope of that business.”][tm_heading tag=”p” custom_google_font=”” text=”Likewise it is also a crime for the boss\/employer\/principal to offer, give, agree to give, indirectly or directly, any benefit, reward, or compensation to an employee, agent, fiduciary, or contractor for the purpose of influencing the performance of their duties in the scope of that business.”][tm_heading tag=”p” custom_google_font=”” text=”Federal law<\/strong> also has two types of Bribery, and both are similar. Here\u2019s what the Government has to prove in order to convict someone of Bribery of a Public Official:”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][tm_list list_style=”manual-numbered” marker_color=”secondary” columns=”xs:1;lg:1″ items=”%5B%7B%22item_number%22%3A%221%22%2C%22item_title%22%3A%22The%20Defendant%20gave%2C%20offered%2C%20or%20promised%20something%20of%20value%20to%20a%20specific%20public%20official%3B%22%2C%22icon_simple_line%22%3A%22icon-arrow-1-circle-down%22%7D%5D”][tm_list list_style=”manual-numbered” marker_color=”secondary” columns=”xs:1;lg:1″ items=”%5B%7B%22item_number%22%3A%222%22%2C%22item_title%22%3A%22At%20the%20time%2C%20the%20public%20official%20was%2C%20or%20selected%20to%20be%2C%20in%20an%20official%20public%20position%3B%22%2C%22icon_simple_line%22%3A%22icon-arrow-1-circle-down%22%7D%5D”][tm_list list_style=”manual-numbered” marker_color=”secondary” columns=”xs:1;lg:1″ items=”%5B%7B%22item_number%22%3A%223%22%2C%22item_title%22%3A%22The%20Defendant%20did%20this%20act%20with%20the%20intent%20to%20influence%20or%20induce%20the%20official%20into%20doing%2C%20or%20not%20doing%2C%20something%20specific%20for%20the%20benefit%20of%20the%20Defendant.%20%22%2C%22icon_simple_line%22%3A%22icon-arrow-1-circle-down%22%7D%5D”][tm_spacer size=”lg:20″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” background_color=”secondary” lg_spacing=”margin_top:30;margin_bottom:50″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6″ lg_spacing=”padding_top:100;padding_right:50;padding_bottom:50;padding_left:50″][tm_heading tag=”h4″ custom_google_font=”” text_color=”primary_color” text=”Bribery at the Highest Level”][tm_spacer size=”lg:20″][tm_heading tag=”p” custom_google_font=”” text_color=”custom” custom_text_color=”#ffffff” text=”Probably the most famous example of bribing a public official is that of Spiro Agnew, the disgraced former Vice President of the United States. He was investigated for taking kickbacks from contractors when he was the Governor of Maryland. He was known for getting wads of cash handed to him in paper sacks as he walked into the Capitol in Annapolis. But bribery of a public official doesn\u2019t always have to involve someone in high office.”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_hidden-sm vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”278181″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][tm_heading tag=”p” custom_google_font=”” text=”Federal law also prohibits bribery of an agent of a program receiving federal funds, which could include lots of people working for non-profit organizations, educational institutions, construction companies, or social programs. Most of the people charged with bribery aren\u2019t famous.”][tm_heading tag=”p” custom_google_font=”” text=”Here\u2019s a real-life example: Mr. Hang was a man working for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He was charged and convicted of bribery when he was caught getting southeast Asian immigrants to paying him money to accelerate their applications for housing assistance. That was the case of United States v. Hang<\/em>, 75 F.3d 1275 (8th Cir. 1996).”][tm_heading tag=”p” custom_google_font=”” text=”Do you need a lawyer for a charge of bribery? Yes! Catherine is an experienced criminal defense lawyer that defends against charges of Bribery. If you or a loved one have been accused of Bribery, she can help. Call today for a free consultation.”][tm_spacer size=”lg:20″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][tm_button button=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbeta7.technodreamcenter.com%2Ffeddefense%2Fcontact-2%2F|title:Contact%20Catherine%20today” align=”center” color=”custom” button_bg_color=”primary” font_color=”secondary” button_border_color=”secondary” button_bg_color_hover=”secondary” font_color_hover=”primary” button_border_color_hover=”primary”][tm_spacer size=”lg:50″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bribery is the crime of giving another person, usually with some kind of power, something of value in exchange for influence over the other.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":278151,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,130],"tags":[125,169,106,154,146,73,156,168,101,147,144,114,127,126,72,128],"class_list":["post-278146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-federal","category-fraud","tag-agnew","tag-best","tag-bribery","tag-criminal","tag-defense","tag-federal","tag-female","tag-fraud","tag-intentions","tag-lawyer","tag-minnesota","tag-nixon","tag-spiro","tag-spiro-agnew","tag-state","tag-watergate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278146"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279348,"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278146\/revisions\/279348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta10.technodreamcenter.com\/feddefense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}