United States v. Pacchioli, et al, No. 12-12913 (11th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseThree codefendants appealed their convictions stemming from a "pay-to-play" conspiracy in which they paid kickbacks to several hospital facility managers in order to obtain lucrative service contracts with those hospitals. Defendant Pacchioli contended that the statute of limitations barred his two substantive bribery convictions under 18 U.S.C. 666(a)(2) because, if he reached an agreement to bribe, it occurred more than five years prior to the indictment, and that, in any event, there was insufficient evidence to convict him of either conspiracy to bribe or the two substantive charges. The court concluded that Pacchioli was indicted within the five-year limitations period where the jury found that he gave a thing of value within the five years preceding his indictment. The court also concluded that the evidence taken as a whole was sufficient to allow the jury to find Pacchioli guilty of the crimes for which he was charged. After thorough review of all of the defendants' claims, the court affirmed the judgment.
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