United States v. Hoffmann

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 Sur-dex Corporation, a company providing aerial photography and mapping services. He was the project manager for a two-year contract (the “1996 contract”) awarded to Surdex by the Omaha Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers in May 1996. William F. Schwening was the Corps’ contact person on the contract.

Under the Federal Acquisitions…