The "Honest Services" Fraud Statute Threatens the Rule of Law | David Rittgers | Cato Institute: Commentary

The "Honest Services" Fraud Statute Threatens the Rule of Law | David Rittgers | Cato Institute: Commentary: "The 'honest services' statute criminalizes 'a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services.' This criminalized an employee lying to his employer, and as Justice Scalia pointed out, 'would seemingly cover a salaried employee's phoning in sick to go to a ball game.' Prosecutors were able to get those convicted up to five years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, or both."