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Public bodies may redact information that is exempt from disclosure. Here, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 partially redacted the minutes of a school board meeting that was closed to the public under the Open Meetings Act. FOIA's many exemptions form the longest part of the statute. [29]
United States (1984), the Court held that, under the federal bribery and gratuity statute, the definition of a "public official" includes anyone in a "position of public trust with official federal responsibilities," including for example the employees of a non-profit that administers a federal block housing grant. [29]
If an organization is to qualify for tax exempt status, the organization's (a) charter — if a not-for-profit corporation — or (b) trust instrument — if a trust — or (c) articles of association — if an association — must specify that no part of its assets shall benefit any people who are members, directors, officers or agents (its principals).
Along with the 13 principals, Norman Shy, owner of Allstate Sales and an approved DPS school supply vendor, was charged in U.S. District Court in Detroit in connection with the kickback scheme.
Months of simmering tensions over how the Olathe school board allows the public to speak at its meetings boiled over on Thursday, with members loudly debating transparency and public access.
Snyder v. United States, 603 U.S. 1 (2024), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held 18 U.S.C. § 666 prohibits bribes to state and local officials but does not make it a crime for those officials to accept gratuities for their past acts.
Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds (sometimes referred to as program fraud or program bribery) is a federal crime under 18 U.S.C. § 666. The purpose of this statute is protect the integrity of the vast sums of money distributed through federal programs. The section is designed to facilitate the prosecution of persons ...
Under New York law, public schools may adopt regulations under which they open their facilities to public use during non-school hours. In 1992, Milford Central School adopted regulations under this law, allowing district residents to use the school for "instruction in any branch of education, learning, or the arts," and making the school available for "social, civic, and recreational meetings ...