The following excerpt is from United States v. Skelos, No. 16-1618-cr, No. 16-1697-cr (2nd Cir. 2017):
United States v. Rosen, 716 F.3d at 701-02; see also United States v. Alfisi, 308 F.3d 144, 151 (2d Cir. 2002) ("[T]here is no lack of sound legislative purpose in defining bribery to include payments in exchange for an act to which the payor is legally entitled."). Thus,
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