United States Ninth Circuit

18 U.S.C. section 201(c)(2) does not prohibit the government from paying fees, housing, expenses, and cash rewards to any cooperating witness, so long as the payment does not recompense any corruption of the truth of testimony. Defendants' convictions for conspiracy to possess and possession of cocaine aboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States are affirmed over a claim that the government violated 18 U.S.C. section 201(c)(2)2 in providing compensation in exchange for the cooperation of a witness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/30/2007
• Published 03/30/2007

Judges

• Before A. WALLACE TASHIMA, RAYMOND C. FISHER, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gerald Singleton, San Diego, CA;  Mary F. Prevost, San Diego, CA, for the appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark R. Rehe, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the appellee.