United States v. Hoffmann

556 F.3d 871 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,

v.

Russell HOFFMANN, Appellant.

No. 06-4007.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Submitted: September 25, 2007.

Filed: February 25, 2009.

Robert T. Haar, argued, St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.

Jan W. Sharp, AUSA, argued, Omaha, NE, for Appellee.

Before BYE, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Russell D. Hoffmann of one count of giving a gratuity, 18 U.S.C. § 201(c)(1)(A). Hoffmann appeals. Jurisdiction being proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

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Hoffmann was a vice president at Surdex…