Legal Opinion
United States of America v. the Project on Government Oversight
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 21, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2003-0096PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on remand from the D.C. Circuit. On February 11, 2008, a jury found that defendants Robert Berman and the Project on Government Oversight (“POGO”) had violated 18 U.S.C. § 209, which prohibits making “any contribution to or supplementation of salary” to a federal employee “as compensation for his services as an officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States Government,” and prevents federal employees from accepting any such payments. This Court assessed a civil penalty of $383,600 against Berman…
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