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Who is Affected by California's Bribery Laws?

By Neil Shous, Esq.

Pretty much everyone who is involved with (or who attempts to get involved with) a bribe. This is because California?s bribery laws apply not only to the person who offers a bribe but also to a person who asks for a bribe. Similarly, these bribery laws punish not only the person who offers the bribe but also the person who accepts the bribe. Take, for example, Mike, a local business owner who is in jeopardy of losing his store because of a potential new zoning ordinance. If Mike offers Jeff, a local councilman, money to vote against the ordinance, prosecutors could charge Mike with Penal Code 85 PC, California?s law against bribing a legislator. If Jeff accepts the bribe, prosecutors could charge him with Penal Code 86 PC, California?s law that punishes legislators for accepting bribes...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on April 22, 2010 (boomark / email).