Media Coverage
Source: Newsday
Media Coverage
Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Thomas
10.09.24
While some politicians have gotten away with taking trips paid for by individuals in business with the government, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense partner Christopher Caffarone said investigators scrutinize benefits like free trips with suspicion—especially when the person bankrolling the trip has business directly with a public official and/or the government that employs them.
“I think they’re looking at different types of payments that go beyond people in a dark alley accepting a bag of cash,” he told Newsday.
He added, however, that prosecutors must prove there was a quid pro quo in order to sustain a conviction for bribery in a corruption case.
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