US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 10.2
Bribery of Federal Public Official (18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(1))
The defendant is charged in [Count _______ of] the indictment with bribing a public official in violation of Section 201(b)(1) of Title 18 of the United States Code. For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, the defendant [gave] [offered] [promised] something of value, [specify the thing of value], to [name of federal public official]; and
Second, the defendant acted corruptly, that is, with the intent to [influence an official act by the [name of federal public official]] [influence the [name of federal public official] to commit or allow a fraud on the United States] [induce the [name of federal public official] to do or to omit to do an act in violation of [his] [her] lawful duty][.] [; and]
[Third, [name of federal public official] was a federal public official.]
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