Name: When does "bribery" become a crime?
Uploaded: 2017-11-29T21:23:20.000Z
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I'm going to talk today about bribery law here in California.

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a former prosecutor, now a criminal defense attorney.

a lot of public officials who are accused of bribery

Now the legal definition of bribery in California

with the corrupt intent to influence somebody

bribing a judge or a juror to decide in your favor.

It could be offering money to a county supervisor

to vote for certain legislation that you're sponsoring.

Whenever there's an offer or an acceptance,

even if no money is ultimately exchanged.

So, for example, suppose that I offer my city councilman

$10,000 cash if he votes in favor of my development

But for some reason, I canceled the project,

and he never casts a vote on the project.

He and I could still be charged with bribery

because I offered that bribe, and he accepted that bribe,

even though the deal never actually went through.

If you're a public official, it almost certainly

And it would be a red flag on your record

that would probably make it very difficult to obtain

So to the extent that you are investigated for bribery,

accused of bribery, charged with bribery,

can now to avoid conviction and keep this off your record.

Now the good news is that here at Shouse Law Group,

we've had a great record of success in representing

both public officials and private individuals who

and there was really no intent to do anything wrong.

You may have been acting entirely in good faith.

It may be that the authorities entrapped you

It may be that you're the victim of a false accusation.

where a lot of police and investigators and prosecutors

are very over zealous, where they're politically motivated,

where they're out to get people for improper, vindictive,

So ultimately, a lot of innocent people get charged.

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