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  • I'm going to talk today about bribery law here in California.

  • And just by way of background, I'm

  • a former prosecutor, now a criminal defense attorney.

  • We represent people in California,

  • a lot of public officials who are accused of bribery

  • and a lot of individuals who are accused

  • of offering or trying to make bribes.

  • Now the legal definition of bribery in California

  • is when you offer something of value

  • with the corrupt intent to influence somebody

  • in their action, vote, or opinion

  • in any public or official capacity.

  • So, for example, this could include

  • 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.

  • It could be bribing a building inspector

  • to sign off on your development plans.

  • And the important thing to remember

  • is that the crime of bribery takes

  • place whenever a deal is made.

  • 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

  • project.

  • And he agrees to the deal.

  • But for some reason, I canceled the project,

  • and I ultimately never pay him the money

  • 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.

  • Now bribery is a felony.

  • If you're convicted, you could face up

  • to several years in custody.

  • If you're a public official, it almost certainly

  • would be the end of your political

  • or sort of public service career.

  • And it would be a red flag on your record

  • that would probably make it very difficult to obtain

  • jobs and benefits in the future.

  • So to the extent that you are investigated for bribery,

  • accused of bribery, charged with bribery,

  • you want to do everything that you

  • 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

  • are charged with bribery.

  • It may be that it's all a mistake

  • 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

  • into some sort of bribery exchange.

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

  • And unfortunately, this is an area

  • 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,

  • political reasons.

  • So ultimately, a lot of innocent people get charged.

  • A lot of cases get filed that shouldn't.

  • But that's where we come in.

  • If you're in this situation, call us.

  • We'll see what we can do to help you.

I'm going to talk today about bribery law here in California.

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什麼時候 "受賄 "成了犯罪? (When does "bribery" become a crime?)

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    Amy.Lin 發佈於 2021 年 01 月 14 日
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