24.30 Accepting A Bribe—Elements (18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B))

            The defendant is charged in [Count ___ of] the indictment accepting a bribe in violation of Section 666(a)(1)(b) of Title 18 of the United States Code. For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:           

First, the defendant was an agent of [a [[state] [local] [tribal]] [government or agency]]; and 

Second, the defendant for the benefit of any person corruptly [solicited] [demanded] [accepted] [agreed to accept] anything of value from another person; and 

Third, the defendant acted with the intent to be influenced or rewarded in connection with some business, transaction, or series of transactions of the [organization] [government] [government agency]; and 

Fourth, the business, transaction, or series of transactions involved something valued at $5,000 or more; and 

Fifth, the [organization] [government] [government agency] received more than $10,000 in federal funding annually.

Revised September 2025