When an individual is identified as offering or giving something of value to a public servant in exchange for an action or inaction by the public servant, they can be charged with bribery.
The most common situation where an individual is charged with bribery is when a public servant is found to have solicited, demanded, or accepted something of value in exchange for doing something in the performance of their official duties.
Public corruption is a focus of prosecutorial agencies. The US Attorney’s Office in the District has a public corruption unit that identifies public servants involved in any form of bribery. A DC bribery lawyer could work to defend an individual against these charges.