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United States v. Eilberg

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 22, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-1623PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.

In February of 1979, Joshua Eilberg, a lawyer who had been a Congressman from northeast Philadelphia for six terms (January of 1967 to January of 1979), pleaded guilty to one count of a federal criminal indictment. That count charged a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 203. Under Section 203, a Member of Congress is guilty of a crime if he, “otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duties . . . receives ... any compensation for any services rendered ... by himself or another at a time when he is a Member of Congress ... in relation…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Kilbourn v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  5. United States v. BrewsterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Daniel D. RostenkowskiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  2. United States v. David F. DurenbergerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. EilbergDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1981
  4. People v. OhrensteinNew York Supreme Court · 1988
  5. United States v. YorkDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995

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