Federal Statute for honest services fraud is too broad

12/30/2009

WASHINGTON D.C. (AEAE)- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has said the federal statute for honest services fraud is too broad, joking that it could make a crime out of an employee phoning in sick so he could slip off to a ball game.
A recent hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court has many legal experts believing the high court is poised to strike down the statute, which makes it illegal for public officials to fraudulently deprive constituents of honest services.

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