OverCriminalization? The Supreme Court Considers "Honest Services"
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2009-12-16/overcriminalization-supreme-court-considers-honest-services
Two cases argued last week before the Supreme Court raise a troubling question: Do intentionally-vague fraud laws give federal prosecutors too much power? And could you be the next target of a sting? Kojo explores the travails of unwitting criminals, the limits of a little-known federal statute regarding "Honest Services", and the unusual coalition trying to protect your rights.
Guests
Adam Liptak
Reporter, The New York Times
Randall Eliason
former chief of the Public Corruption/Government Fraud section of the U.S. Attorney's office for the District of Columbia; adjunct professor at American University and George Washington University
Harvey Silverglate
Author of Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent
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