United States V. Austin

Appellant Austin was convicted in the district court (a) for aiding and abetting in offering a bribe in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 201(f) and 2,*fn1 (b) for accepting a bribe in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 201(g),*fn2 and (c) for conspiracy to violate 18 U.S.C. Secs. 201(f) and 201(g). The court sentenced appellant on counts one*fn3 and three,*fn4 the substantive counts, to two years on each count, and to four years on count four,*fn5 the conspiracy count. All sentences were to run concurrently and appellant was also fined $5,440.00. Count two, the only other count of the indictment, charged other parties in connection with the alleged bribe and did not involve appellant.