WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Thursday unanimously adopted an amendment authored by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to give prosecutors new tools to identify, investigate, and prosecute criminal conduct by public officials:
“This amendment clarifies federal public corruption laws to ensure that corrupt officials who breach their duty to the public receive just punishment under the law,” said Sen. Cornyn.
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