# Snyder v. United States The Supreme Court decision of **June 26, 2024** (6–3, opinion by Justice Brett Kavanaugh) holding that 18 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law against bribery of state and local officials, covers bribes but not gratuities: payments made after an official act as a reward, without an agreement beforehand. James Snyder, the former mayor of Portage, Indiana, had been convicted for taking a $13,000 check from a truck dealer after the city awarded it contracts. See [[Bribery]] and [[McDonnell v. United States]]. > [!note] Stub > This is a short entry that hasn't been fully written yet.