White Collar Crime: Federal and Ohio: Bribery

Ohio Capital Journal 8/14/24

Texas Tribune 5/3/24

CNN 7/13/21 Stephen Calk, the former chairman and CEO of The Federal Savings Bank, was found guilty of conspiring with onetime Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to exchange risky bank loans for a high-ranking position in the presidential administration.

Wikipedia

Bloomberg Law 4/30/18

US Dept of Justice 3/11/20

Espn 9/10/19

Politico 2/8/21

2010 US Supreme Court decision protecting free speech of election donors. Makes it harder to bring bribery cases.

US Supreme Court vacates fraud convictions in the Bridgegate case.

2016 US Supreme Court Court overturning McDonnell's conviction for honest services fraud and Hobbes Act extortion. The defendant must perform an official act which is intended to “influence a specific official decision the government actually makes — such as awarding a contract, hiring a government employee, issuing a license, passing a law, or implementing a regulation.”

US Supreme Court ruled that 18 U. S. C. §666 does not criminalize gratuities for past acts.

Bribery in connection with a bankruptcy case

Bribery of public officials and witnesses

2016 U.S. Supreme Court case tightening the definition of bribery under 18 U. S. C. §201(a)(3).

Commercial bribery - receipt of commissions or gifts for procuring loan

Bribery in sporting contests

Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds. US Supreme Court said in Snyder that this does not cover gratuities for past acts.

Honest services fraud

Kickbacks in government contracting

Bribery

Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) makes it illegal for companies and their supervisors to influence foreign officials with any personal payments or rewards.

Record keeping requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

from the Securities and Exchange Commission

This is the second time Menendez has been indicted for bribery. His first indictment, on unrelated facts, resulted in a mistrial.

3/4/24

Collaboration between Stanford Law School and Sullivan & Cromwell.

From Transparency International UK

By the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 7/20

The TRACE Compendium is a searchable database of summaries of international anti-bribery enforcement actions.