Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-160 (2026)

Commercial bribery: Class D felony

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(a) A person is guilty of commercial bribery when he confers, or agrees to confer, any benefit upon any employee, agent or fiduciary without the consent of the latter's employer or principal, with intent to influence his conduct in relation to his employer's or principal's affairs.

(b) Commercial bribery is a class D felony.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 162; P.A. 03-259, S. 44.)

History: P.A. 03-259 amended Subsec. (b) to change commercial bribery from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony.

Cited. 14 CA 236.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1979–2004 · leading case: Perrin v. United States, 444 U.S. 37 (1979).

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Perrin v. United States, 444 U.S. 37 (1979). “9 The statutes are currently codified at Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-160, 53a-161 (West 1972) (enacted 1905); La.”

Fed. Paper Bd. Co., Inc. v. Amata, 693 F. Supp. 1376 (D. Conn. 1988). · cites it 4× “2d 199 (1979), and in Connecticut commercial bribery is a crime, see Conn.Gen.Stat.Ann. §§ 53a-160 and -161 (West 1985).”

United States v. Louis Parise, Jr., 159 F.3d 790 (3rd Cir. 1998). “§ 13-2605; Connecticut, see Conn. Gen.Stat. § 53a-160; Illinois, see 720 III.”

Cholewinski v. Conway, 540 A.2d 391 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988). · cites it 2× “” In support of the motion to open, the defendant denied and alleged that the plaintiff had attempted to bribe him in violation of General Statutes § 53a-160. The defendant further alleged that the amount tendered to him by the plaintiff was not $500 but $200.”

In Re the Extradition of Chan Seong-I, 346 F. Supp. 2d 1149 (D.N.M. 2004). “§ 18-5-401 (felony); Conn. Gen.Stat. Ann. § 53a-160 (misdemeanor); Fla.”

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