Salinas v. United States

522 U.S. 52·1997

What the Court Decided

The Court upheld a federal bribery conviction of a deputy sheriff working in a federally funded county jail, holding no nexus to federal funds was required because the misconduct threatened the integrity of the federal program.

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Cited In

Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety

2025 Term · 23-1197

Upheld criminal liability for a state prison official in a federally funded program who accepted bribes, establishing that Congress can reach individual officers through the Necessary and Proper Clause to protect the integrity of federal programs.