US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 24.31
Paying A Bribe—Elements (18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2))
The defendant is charged in [Count ___ of] the indictment with paying a bribe in a violation of Section 666 (a)(2) of Title 18 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, or agreed to give a thing of value to another person; and
Second, the defendant did so corruptly with the intent to influence or reward an agent of [an organization or any agency thereof] [[a state] [local] [tribal]] [[government or agency of that government]] in connection with some business, transaction, or series of transactions of the [organization] [government] [government agency]; and
Third, this business, transaction, or series of transactions involved a thing with a value of $5,000 or more; and
Fourth, the [organization] [government] [government agency] received more than $10,000 in federal funding annually.
Revised March 2026
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- 2026-08-20
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