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"Supreme Court Grapples with Scope of Bribery Laws"

The Supreme Court is considering limiting the scope of a federal statute that criminalizes the acceptance of gifts and payments by state and local officials and institutions receiving federal money to influence or reward their actions. The case involves a former mayor charged with violating the law after receiving payment from a company following a manipulated bidding process. Justices seemed inclined to narrow the law's reach, debating whether it applies only to before-the-fact bribes or also to after-the-fact gratuities.

1 year ago•Source: The New York Times

Supreme Court Limits Identity Theft Law and False Claims Act Case.

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Supreme Court Limits Identity Theft Law and False Claims Act Case.

The US Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of a 2004 federal law related to identity theft, ruling that the government had interpreted what can count too broadly. The case centered on a Texas man, David Dubin, who was convicted of overbilling Medicaid for a psychological services firm. The court unanimously ruled that a defendant’s misuse of another person’s identity must be “at the crux of what makes the underlying offense criminal, rather than merely an ancillary feature of a billing method.”

via The New York Times

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