Topic: Bribes

Snyder v. U.S.:  Federal corruption statute doesn’t prohibit “gratuities” to state and local officials

By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender            The federal statute which prohibits state and local public officials from corruptly accepting anything of value with the intent to be influenced or rewarded for an official act prohibits bribes, but not gratuities, the U.S. Supreme Court held June 26 in Snyder v. […]