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On the recordSeptember 27, 2010
my concern, the reason we have these hearings, is that for decades we have used the honest services fraud provision.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the importance of honest services fraud in prosecuting corruption.

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