O24.2 Bribery Concerning a Program Receiving Federal Funds
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.
- Instruction
- O24.2
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 191
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant was an agent of [name of entity claimed by the government to be the affected entity];
(2) [same name of affected entity as above] was a[n] [organization] [State government] [local government] [Indian tribal government] [any agency thereof] that received in any one-year period benefits in excess of $10,000 under a Federal program involving [a grant] [a contract] [a subsidy] [a loan] [a guarantee] [insurance] [other form of Federal assistance];
(3) during the one-year period the Defendant [solicited or demanded] accepted] [agreed to accept] a thing valued at approximately $______ from someone other than [entity’s name];
(4) in return for the [acceptance] [agreement], the Defendant intended to be influenced or rewarded for a transaction or series of transactions of [entity’s name] involving something worth $5,000 or more; and
(5) the Defendant acted corruptly.
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Official source: Official PDF, page 191
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.