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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Busted for bribery

NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit upheld a Texas federal court’s conviction of the former police chief of San Angelo, Texas, who accepted bribes from a city vendor in exchange for support of its future city contracts. The jury was properly instructed to find a quid pro quo, and an agreement to support the payor “as opportunities arise” counts as a quid pro quo agreement, contrary to the former official’s argument.

Read the ruling here.

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