Poster
02-12-2004, 10:57 AM
U.S. Rep. Nick Smith has been under scrutiny since the passage of the Medicare Reform Bill, over rumors that he accepted bribes in exchange for his favorable vote. Smith claimed the promise was for $100,000 in campaign funds for his son’s congressional campaign.
“He was promised money for his son’s Congressional campaign in exchange for a vote, reaffirmed Wednesday he was offered “aggressive and substantial” support that he interpreted to include finances.”
“Under federal bribery law, it is illegal if anyone “directly or indirectly, *******ly gives, offers, or promises anything of value to any public official” to influence an official act.”
At this point Smith says he’s angry that those same members threatened his son’s candidacy after he changed his vote.
To read more go to: http://www.detnews.com/2004/politics/0402/12/a01e-62282.htm
“He was promised money for his son’s Congressional campaign in exchange for a vote, reaffirmed Wednesday he was offered “aggressive and substantial” support that he interpreted to include finances.”
“Under federal bribery law, it is illegal if anyone “directly or indirectly, *******ly gives, offers, or promises anything of value to any public official” to influence an official act.”
At this point Smith says he’s angry that those same members threatened his son’s candidacy after he changed his vote.
To read more go to: http://www.detnews.com/2004/politics/0402/12/a01e-62282.htm