Legal Opinion
United States v. John M. Purdy, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 10, 1998No. 96-1817PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAKOFF, District’Judge.
In the idiom of economic crime, a “kickback” is a kind of commercial bribe. “Typically, they are payments made by one business to employees of another in order to induce favorable commercial treatment from [the employees’] company.” H.R.Rep. No. 99-964, at 5 (1986), reprinted in 1986 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5960, 5962. In 1946, Congress—concerned that employees of prime contractors on certain government procurement contracts were being bribed to enter into inflated subcontracts for which the government ultimately paid—passed the Anti-Kickback Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 51-58, to bring such…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Crist v. BretzSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. FeolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Gaf Corporation, Gaf Chemicals Corporation, Jay & Company, Inc., James T. Sherwin, Gaf Corporation, James T. SherwinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Vladimir Berkovich v. Winslow Hicks Stephen G. Tate, Individually and as New York City Police Officers City of New York, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by41 opinions
- United States v. Thomas Zichettello, Frank Richardone, Ronald Reale, Richard Hartman, James J. Lysaght, and Peter KramerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- John M. Purdy, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- John M. Purdy, Jr. v. Jacob D. Zeldes, and Zeldes Needle and CooperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Simpson v. University of ColoradoDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2004
- Hinton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
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