U.S. v. FERNANDEZ

Nos. 12-1289, 12-1290.

722 F.3d 1 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Juan Bravo FERNANDEZ; Hector Martínez Maldonado, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin G. Weinberg , with whom David Z. Chesnoff , Chesnoff & Schonfeld, Kimberly Homan , Jose A. Pagan , and Pagan Law Offices were on brief, for appellant Bravo Fernandez.

Abbe David Lowell , with whom Christopher D. Man and Chadbourne & Parke LLP were on brief, for appellant Martínez Maldonado.

Peter M. Koski , Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, Public Integrity Section, United States Department of Justice, with whom Lanny A. Breuer , Assistant Attorney General, and Mary Patrice Brown , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, were on brief, for appellee.

Before HOWARD, LIPEZ, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This case presents multiple issues of substantial importance, including a question of first impression in this circuit on the interpretation of the federal program bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666. Defendants are a Puerto Rico legislator and a Commonwealth businessman who were charged, inter alia, with unlawfully exchanging a trip to Las Vegas to attend a prize fight for favorable action on legislation...

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