United States v. Nagin, No. 14-30841 (5th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of bribery, honest-services wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bribery and honest-services wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and filing false tax returns. The court found no error in the district court's jury instructions for honest-services wire fraud and defendant's arguments that Skilling v. United States somehow overruled or superseded the court's definition of bribery are unavailing. The amount of a personal money judgment is measured by the proceeds of the defendant’s illegal activity, rather than the amount of assets he retains at the time of sentencing.The court joined its sister circuits in holding that the combined operation of 18 U.S.C. 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. 2461(c) authorizes personal money judgments as a form of criminal forfeiture. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment in all respects without affecting the district court’s authority to correct any clerical errors therein.
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