Marvelling at the audacity to say "some people give the mailman a hamper or send a bottle of wine to a teacher" when the statute on its face talks about $5k+ value bribes
For anyone wondering, the instant case here was GLPB cutting a $13k check to the mayor of Portage for "consulting services" after the mayor put a friend Reeder in charge of contracts. Reeder testified at trial that he intentionally drafted bid specifications to favor GLPB for contracts worth $1.125m
my favorite part¹ is when kav says 'the doj suspected it of being a gratuity' folks teh doj knew it wasnt a gratuity
they saw a bribe and acted
¹ do not actually like this part
