United States v. Asher, Robert B.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction that arose out of events transpiring in the context of contract negotiations between officials of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and CTA, Limited (“CTA”), a California corporation that specialized in recovering overpaid Social Security taxes (“FICA”) for *1485businesses and their employees.1 Appellant Robert B. Asher (“Asher”), former Chairman of the State Republican Committee, R. Budd Dwyer (“Dwyer”), former Treasurer of the Commonwealth, and William T. Smith, Jr. (“Smith”), an attorney in private practice and the former…