United States v. Jefferson

ORDER

T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.

In this multi-count bribery, RICO, money laundering, and honest services wire fraud prosecution of a now-former Member of Congress, 1 defendant seeks to exclude the proposed testimony of the government’s expert, former Congressman Matthew F. McHugh. The government forecasts that Mr. McHugh will offer background and opinion testimony with respect to certain factual predicates — specifically, the customary activities and settled practices of congressional members — relevant to the bribery-related charges in this case. 2 Defendant has filed a motion to…