O6.2 Receipt of a Bribe or Reward by a Bank Officer
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- Instruction
- O6.2
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 215(a)(2)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 120
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, as an [officer] [director] [employee] [agent] [attorney] of a financial institution [solicited or demanded] [accepted or agreed to accept] something of value from the person named in the indictment for [his or her own benefit] [the benefit of another person];
(2) the Defendant did so knowingly and corruptly, intending to be [influenced] [rewarded] in connection with any business or transaction of the financial institution; and
(3) the money or other property so [solicited or demanded] [accepted or agreed to accept] had a value greater than $1,000.
Related practice page
Bank Insider Crimes in Miami: Embezzlement, False Entries & Bank Bribery
Official source: Official PDF, page 120
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.