Common use of Defendant and Others Bribed Public Officials for Legislative Action Clause in Contracts

Defendant and Others Bribed Public Officials for Legislative Action. Beginning at least as early as 2010 and continuing to in or about 2017, XXXXXXXX, together with Person #1, Person #2, Person #3, other Charity executives, and others known and unknown to the United States, paid bribes in the form of money and other things of value to Arkansas State Senator Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx (“Xxxxx”), Arkansas State legislator Xxxxx Xxxxxxx XX (“Xxxxxxx”), Arkansas Senator A, and others, to provide favorable legislative action for XXXXXXXX and the Charity, including, but not limited to, steering Arkansas GIF grant money to the Charity; holding up agency budgets; initiating legislative audits; and sponsoring, filing and voting for legislative bills. XXXXXXXX transmitted money and other things of value by different manners and means, including, but not limited to: providing cash to Xxxxx, facilitating employment to individuals close to Xxxxx, providing cash and checks to a church where Xxxxxxx was a pastor, and providing cash and job referrals to Arkansas Senator A. By paying bribes to Woods, Xxxxxxx, Arkansas Senator A, and others known and unknown to the United States, CRANFORD, Person #1, Person #2, Person #3, other members of the Resource Team and others known and unknown to the United States, enriched themselves, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others by: (1) having Woods, Wilkins, Arkansas Senator A, and others provide favorable legislative action for XXXXXXXX, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others known and unknown to the United States; (2) maintaining political influence in the Arkansas legislature and with Arkansas State agencies to the benefit of CRANFORD, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others known and unknown to the United States; and (3) sending additional income, in the form of GIF grants, to the Charity that CRANFORD, Person #1, Person #2, Person #3, other members of the Resource Team and others known and unknown to the United States, then embezzled, stole, obtained by fraud, and without authority knowingly converted to their own use property worth at least $5,000 that was under the care, custody, and control of the Charity. XXXXXXXX Offered and Gave Money and Other Things of Value to Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx and Arkansas Senator A in Exchange for Favorable Legislative Action Between the dates alleged in the Information, XXXXXXXX provided more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in cash to Xxxxx, and assisted Xxxxx in obtaining employment of Person #14 by the Charity, in exchange for Xxxxx sponsoring and voting to approve legislation that provided GIF monies to DHS-DBHS and influencing a $1,000,000 grant of GIF money to the Charity and a $400,000 grant to Entity G. “Entity G” was a non-profit corporation, with an address in the Western District of Arkansas, which purportedly sought to create manufacturing jobs in northwest Arkansas. Between the dates alleged in the Information, XXXXXXXX paid Xxxxxxx in cash and directed approximately $88,000 in checks to Xxxxxxx in the form of checks from XXXXXXXX Lobbying Firms, XXXXXXXX Clients, and the Charity, including one $30,000 check from the Charity, that were deposited into the St. Xxxxx United Methodist Church (“SJUMC”) Discretionary account controlled by Xxxxxxx, who was a pastor at SJUMC. In exchange, Xxxxxxx agreed to perform, and did perform, legislative acts that were favorable to XXXXXXXX, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others, including, but not limited to, steering $122,564.93 to the Charity and another $61,218.06 to another Xxxxxxxx Client, Entity F, from GIF funds available to Xxxxxxx from Act 818 of 2013. XXXXXXXX varied the check amounts, and continued to make payments to SJUMC after Xxxxxxx left the legislature, to conceal the scheme. Between the dates alleged in the Information, XXXXXXXX also, directly and indirectly, gave Arkansas Senator A cash; checks; wire transfers; tickets to sporting events, including luxury box seats and tickets to the 2013 World Series; retainers; attorney’s fees; and referrals to provide services to XXXXXXXX, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Lobbying Firms, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others. In or about April 2013, XXXXXXXX facilitated the hiring of Arkansas Senator A by the Charity. Arkansas Senator A was paid $7,500 a month, which increased to $9,000 a month in or about May 2014, until in or about 2017. From in or about 2012, to in or about 2017, Arkansas Senator A received over $500,000 in cash; checks; wire transfers; retainers; and attorney’s fees generated from XXXXXXXX, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Lobbying Firms, and XXXXXXXX Clients who XXXXXXXX referred to Arkansas Senator A. In exchange, Arkansas Senator A performed legislative acts that were favorable to XXXXXXXX, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others, including, but not limited to, holding up agency budgets; initiating legislative audits; sponsoring, filing and voting for legislative bills, and influencing the award of GIF funds to the Charity and XXXXXXXX clients.

Defendant and Others Bribed Public Officials for Legislative Action. Beginning at least as early as 2010 and continuing to in or about 2017, XXXXXXXX, together with Person #1, Person #2, Person #3, other Charity executives, and others known and unknown to the United States, paid bribes in the form of money and other things of value to Arkansas State Senator Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx (“Xxxxx”), Arkansas State legislator Xxxxx Xxxxxxx XX (“Xxxxxxx”), Arkansas Senator A, and others, to provide favorable legislative action for XXXXXXXX and the Charity, including, but not limited to, steering Arkansas GIF grant money to the Charity; holding up agency budgets; initiating legislative audits; and sponsoring, filing and voting for legislative bills. XXXXXXXX transmitted money and other things of value by different manners and means, including, but not limited to: providing cash to Xxxxx, facilitating employment to individuals close to Xxxxx, providing cash and checks to a church where Xxxxxxx was a pastor, and providing cash and job referrals to Arkansas Senator A. By paying bribes to Woods, Xxxxxxx, Arkansas Senator A, and others known and unknown to the United States, CRANFORD, Person #1, Person #2, Person #3, other members of the Resource Team and others known and unknown to the United States, enriched themselves, the Charity, XXXXXXXX CRANFORD Clients, and others by: (1) having Woods, Wilkins, Arkansas Senator A, and others provide favorable legislative action for XXXXXXXX, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others known and unknown to the United States; (2) maintaining political influence in the Arkansas legislature and with Arkansas State agencies to the benefit of CRANFORD, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others known and unknown to the United States; and (3) sending additional income, in the form of GIF grants, to the Charity that CRANFORD, Person #1, Person #2, Person #3, other members of the Resource Team and others known and unknown to the United States, then embezzled, stole, obtained by fraud, and without authority knowingly converted to their own use property worth at least $5,000 that was under the care, custody, and control of the Charity. XXXXXXXX Offered and Gave Money and Other Things of Value to Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx and Arkansas Senator A in Exchange for Favorable Legislative Action Between the dates alleged in the Information, XXXXXXXX provided more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in cash to Xxxxx, and assisted Xxxxx in obtaining employment of Person #14 by the Charity, in exchange for Xxxxx sponsoring and voting to approve legislation that provided GIF monies to DHS-DBHS and influencing a $1,000,000 grant of GIF money to the Charity and a $400,000 grant to Entity G. “Entity G” was a non-profit corporation, with an address in the Western District of Arkansas, which purportedly sought to create manufacturing jobs in northwest Arkansas. Between the dates alleged in the Information, XXXXXXXX paid Xxxxxxx in cash and directed approximately $88,000 in checks to Xxxxxxx in the form of checks from XXXXXXXX Lobbying Firms, XXXXXXXX Clients, and the Charity, including one $30,000 check from the Charity, that were deposited into the St. Xxxxx United Methodist Church (“SJUMC”) Discretionary account controlled by Xxxxxxx, who was a pastor at SJUMC. In exchange, Xxxxxxx agreed to perform, and did perform, legislative acts that were favorable to XXXXXXXX, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others, including, but not limited to, steering $122,564.93 to the Charity and another $61,218.06 to another Xxxxxxxx Client, Entity F, from GIF funds available to Xxxxxxx from Act 818 of 2013. XXXXXXXX varied the check amounts, and continued to make payments to SJUMC after Xxxxxxx left the legislature, to conceal the scheme. Between the dates alleged in the Information, XXXXXXXX also, directly and indirectly, gave Arkansas Senator A cash; checks; wire transfers; tickets to sporting events, including luxury box seats and tickets to the 2013 World Series; retainers; attorney’s fees; and referrals to provide services to XXXXXXXX, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Lobbying Firms, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others. In or about April 2013, XXXXXXXX facilitated the hiring of Arkansas Senator A by the Charity. Arkansas Senator A was paid $7,500 a month, which increased to $9,000 a month in or about May 2014, until in or about 2017. From in or about 2012, to in or about 2017, Arkansas Senator A received over $500,000 in cash; checks; wire transfers; retainers; and attorney’s fees generated from XXXXXXXX, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Lobbying Firms, and XXXXXXXX Clients who XXXXXXXX referred to Arkansas Senator A. In exchange, Arkansas Senator A performed legislative acts that were favorable to XXXXXXXX, the Charity, XXXXXXXX Clients, and others, including, but not limited to, holding up agency budgets; initiating legislative audits; sponsoring, filing and voting for legislative bills, and influencing the award of GIF funds to the Charity and XXXXXXXX clients.