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U.S. v. Barnett, No. 98-30365 (5th Cir.) (197 F.3d 138) (November 22, 1999) (Judge Henry A. Politz)

With sweeping language, the Fifth Circuit held that 18 USC ยง 201(c)(2) is not violated when prosecutors compensate informants for their cooperation - apparently without any limits on the amount of compensation offered for testimony.

Now that the Government has successfully quashed all efforts to limit its practice of offering ...

 

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