United States v. Cogan

OPINION

COOPER, District Judge.

Defendant is charged with conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 371),. bribery (18 U.S.C. § 201) and aiding and abetting the receipt of those bribes (26 U.S.C. § 7214 (a) (2)). He moves to dismiss part of the indictment, to compel an election between various counts and for a bill of particulars. We treat each motion separately.

Motion to Dismiss Count 1

Count one of the indictment charges that defendant conspired with Sol Myers, defendant’s employee, and eight Internal Revenue agents. It is alleged: (1) the agents received fees not provided by law, (2) defendant offered the…