Tag Archives: honest services fraud

Sal DiMasi Is Still A Small-Time Fraud

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that prosecutions of honest services fraud, as the Boston Globe reports, “should be used only to prosecute cases involving bribery and kickback schemes.” That’s mother’s milk to belegaled former Massachusetts House Speaker Sal … Continue reading →

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“Honest Services” to NYT Readers?

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Once again, the New York Times has spotlighted the controversial “honest-services” law currently on the U.S. Supreme Court docket. The honest-services law, on the federal books since 1988, broadly requires that public and corporate officials act in the best interests … Continue reading →

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