Opinion ID: 3010893
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Salinas

Text: On certiorari from the Fifth Circuit's Marmolejo decision, the Supreme Court did not resolve the broad question before us of whether defendants can be prosecuted under S 666 absent a federal interest in the offense conduct, but instead addressed the narrower question of whether S 666 applies only when the bribe has a demonstrated effect on federal funds. Salinas, 118 S. Ct. at 472. 5 The Court found that the statute's expansive, unqualified language, both as to the bribes forbidden and the entities covered, does not support the interpretation that federal funds must be affected to violate S 666(a)(1)(B). Id. at 473. The Court acknowledged that it could depart from a statute's clear language upon an extraordinary showing of contrary intentions in the legislative history. See United States v. Albertini, 472 U.S. 675, 680 (1985). However, because the statute was enacted to expand the application of federal bribery provisions to non-federal employees, the Court found that it would be incongruous to restrict S 666 so _________________________________________________________________