US-CA10 · jury_instructions
10th Cir. Crim. Pattern Jury Instr. 2.15
BRIBERY OR REWARD OF A BANK OFFICER
18 U.S.C. § 215(a)(1)
The defendant is charged in count ————— with a violation
of 18 U.S.C. section 215(a)(1).
This law makes it a crime to corruptly [give] [offer] [promise]
anything of value to any person, with the intent to influence or
reward an officer, director, employee, agent, or attorney of a
financial institution in connection with any business or
transaction of that financial institution.
To find the defendant guilty of this crime you must be
convinced that the government has proved each of the following
beyond a reasonable doubt:
First: the defendant [gave] [offered] [promised] anything of
value in excess of $1,000 to [name of bank officer], and
Second: the defendant did so intentionally and with the
unlawful purpose to [influence] [reward] an [officer] [director]
[employee] [agent] [attorney] of a financial institution in
connection with any [business] [transaction] of that institution.
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- 2026-08-19
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- 2026-08-19
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