BRIBERY CHARGES
Bribery is defined as the offer or acceptance of anything of value in exchange for influence on a government or public official/employee. Bribes can take various forms including gifts or payments of money and they are usually in exchange for favorable treatments. Generally both the person offering the bribe and the person accepting the bribe can be charged with bribery. 18 U.S.C. § 201 provides punishment for “[w]hoever directly or indirectly, corruptly gives, offers or promises anything of value to any public official or person who has been selected to be a public official, or offers or promises any public official or any person who has been selected to be a public official to give anything of value to any other person or entity” with the intent to influence that individual to act in any particular way. If convicted of bribery you may be facing large fines of up to three times the monetary equivalent of the thing of value and/or imprisoned for up to fifteen years. Furthermore, you may be disqualified from holding any United States government position.
Because of the life-threatening consequences of a bribery conviction it is important that you seek the services of an experienced and knowledgeable attorney immediately if you have been charged with or are being investigated for bribery. At Kestenbaum, Eisner, & Gorin, LLP, our attorneys have over 50 years combined experience in criminal defense and we will work hard to provide you with a successful defense. Because of the complexity of federal laws and court systems, it is very important that your lawyer have a good amount of experience in federal court rooms. Now is not the time to entrust your case to an attorney who is ill-equipped to handle your bribery charges. You should contact our firm as soon as possible to be directed to a lawyer who will address your charges in a way that will positively resolve your case.