United States v. Martinez-Maldonado

*6LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This case presents multiple issues of substantial importance, including a question of first impression in this circuit on the interpretation of the federal program bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666. Defendants are a Puerto Rico legislator and a Commonwealth businessman who were charged, inter alia, with unlawfully exchanging a trip to Las Vegas to attend a prize fight for favorable action on legislation. A jury returned guilty verdicts against both men, Juan Bravo Fernandez (“Bravo”) and Hector Martinez Maldonado (“Martinez”), and they now challenge their convictions on…