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United States briberyhonest services fraud

McDonnell v United States

579 U.S. 550 (2016)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

honest services fraud; official act narrowly defined; setting up meeting or hosting event not official act

Area of Law

criminal

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