This theory turns the integrity of every official action at every level of government into a potential federal fraud investigation. It end runs mcnally and skilling by subsuming Honest Services fraud within property fraud and by criminalizing ulterior motives, even without bribes or kickbacks. It would affect a sweeping expansion of federal criminal jurisdiction into a particularly fraught area. This is not the law. This court in cleveland held that Regulatory Authority is not property. So an official who induces a sovereign decision through deceit has not obtained property by fraud. Only when the official lies to divert state resources to private use has he stepped out of the regulatory realm and committed property fraud. This rule distinguishes property fraud from Honest Services fraud and from routine political conduct. Here because the defendants simply reallocated the traffic lanes from one public use to another, the Port Authority at most was deprived of regulatory control, not p
President ial bid. They used a wire fraud statute to prosecute kelly for the political revenge plot. Once again the government is trying to use the open ended federal fraud statutes to enforce honest government at the state and local levels. Its theory this time is that the defendants committed property fraud, by reallocating two traffic lanes from one public road to another, without disclosing their real political reason for doing so. This theory turns the integrate of every official action at every level of government into a potential federal fraud investigation. It ends runs mcnally and skilling by subsuming on a Services Fraud within property fraud and by criminalize ulterior motives even without bribes or kick backs. Would affect the criminal jurisdiction in a fraught area. Not the law. This court in cleveland held that Regulatory Authority is not property. So an official who induces a sovereign decision through deceit has not obtained property by fraud. Only when the official lie
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Its only 5 30 or so. Route 29. No problems here so a sevenminute trip from route 29 to the schuylkill expres. Well. Great. We were a mess yesterday with the rain in the morning. Noy we end from the blue route headed to expressway. Well end hamilton township. 13po because of the earlier acnt lane. Were seeing a slight closure. Thats around exit 5. Ill happening today, the bridgegate scandal will learn their en baroni and kelley were aides to chris chri. Operations center o repter the sentence is nearly four years in prison, and its been close then the ft. Lee side of the george wainbridgegate scandand bill ba were conspiracy, and misusing the bridge a declined to christies bid for reelection. Prosecutors said the lanes at t bridge intentionally causing a governor christie was never argued aware that his office was involv fact. Sentencing guidelines call for 37 to 46 months. The exact sentence is up to judge. Both baroni and kelly have asked form of probation,re, and Community Service in
Dwip. Looks like we had improvements here on 195 on the westbound side. Earlier, we had a closure around route 130, around exit 5. That closure was in this general area. Thats why you see slowdowns approaching the scene. Looks like at least according to the map system they might have lifted it. Ill check in with that to see either way. Watch for delays on the westbound side. Approaching 5. 95, center city. Cameras around gerard avenue. 14 minutes southbound from woodhaven to the vine street expressway. Sfee speeds into the high 50s. The schuylkill expressway looks good, as well. There is around the eastbound sides, the blue route to the vine. 13 minutes. Speeds into the 60s. Both directions pretty much look the same so far. Here are the top headlines were following today a judge will sentence bill baroni and bridget kelly. A jury found the two former aides to new Jersey Governor Chris Christie guilty in a plot to cause traffic jams near the George Washington bridge. They could face up