United States Eighth Circuit

In charging bribery under 18 U.S.C. section 666(a)(2), the government need not prove a nexus between offense conduct and expenditure or use of federal funds. Statute is a legitimate exercise of Congress's power to make laws "necessary and proper" for the general welfare.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/07/2003
• Published 04/07/2003

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, BOWMAN and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Michael William Ward, Assistant U.S. Attorney, of Minneapolis, Minnesota.   Also appearing on the brief was Thomas B. Heffelfinger.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Andrew S. Birrell of Minneapolis, Minnesota.   Also appearing on the brief was R. Travis Snider.