Sekhar v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
We consider whether attempting to compel a person to recommend that his employer approve an investment constitutes "the obtaining of property from another" under 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (b)(2).
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New York's Common Retirement Fund is an employee pension fund for the State of New York and its local governments.
*731 As sole trustee of the Fund, the State Comptroller chooses Fund investments. When the Comptroller decides to approve an investment he issues a "Commitment." A Commitment, however, does not actually bind the Fund. For that to happen, the Fund and the recipient of the investment must enter into a…
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