US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 10.7
Receiving Illegal Gratuity by Public Official (18 U.S.C. § 201(c)(1)(B))
The defendant is charged in [Count _______ of] the indictment with [soliciting] [receiving] [agreeing to receive] an illegal gratuity in violation of Section 201(c)(1)(B) 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 was [specify public official]; and
Second, the defendant [[solicited] [received] [agreed to receive]] something of value, [specify the thing of value], personally for or because of an official act [performed] [to be performed] by the defendant.
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