Bribery and extortion
Goldstein v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Eric Goldstein was convicted of wire fraud involving honest services and extortion for using his public office to benefit a company he partly owned, enriching himself.
- Who it affects
- The denial leaves Goldstein's conviction in place, but the Court did not decide either legal question.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the fraud law is too vague or whether accepting a bribe alone counts as extortion.
Goldstein's conviction involved honest-services wire fraud and extortion tied to using his public office to benefit a company he partly owned.
Question presented
1. Is the honest services wire fraud statute void for vagueness? 2. Should this Court revisit its decision in Evans v. United States , 504 U.S. 255 (1992) and hold that simply accepting a bribe does not constitute extortion?
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