Private bribery

17-A M.R.S. § 904, under FRAUD.

17-A M.R.S. § 904

1. A person is guilty of private bribery if:

A. That person promises, offers or gives any pecuniary benefits to: (1) An employee or agent with the intention to influence that employee's or agent's conduct adversely to the interest of the employer or principal of the agent or employee; (2) A hiring agent or an official or employee in charge of employment upon agreement or understanding that a particular person, including the actor, will be hired, retained in employment or discharged or suspended from employment; (3) A fiduciary with the intent to influence that fiduciary to act contrary to that fiduciary's fiduciary duty; (4) A sports participant with the intent to influence that sports participant not to give that sports participant's best efforts in a sports contest; (5) A sports official with the intent to influence that sports official to perform that sports official's duties improperly; or (6) A person in a position of trust and confidence in that person's relationship to a 3rd person, with the intention that the trust or confidence will be used to influence the 3rd person to become a customer of the actor, or as compensation for the past use of such influence; or [RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §55 (COR).]

(1) An employee or agent with the intention to influence that employee's or agent's conduct adversely to the interest of the employer or principal of the agent or employee;

(2) A hiring agent or an official or employee in charge of employment upon agreement or understanding that a particular person, including the actor, will be hired, retained in employment or discharged or suspended from employment;

(3) A fiduciary with the intent to influence that fiduciary to act contrary to that fiduciary's fiduciary duty;

(4) A sports participant with the intent to influence that sports participant not to give that sports participant's best efforts in a sports contest;

(5) A sports official with the intent to influence that sports official to perform that sports official's duties improperly; or

(6) A person in a position of trust and confidence in that person's relationship to a 3rd person, with the intention that the trust or confidence will be used to influence the 3rd person to become a customer of the actor, or as compensation for the past use of such influence; or [RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §55 (COR).]

B. That person knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit, the giving of which would be criminal under paragraph A. [RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §56 (COR).]

2. Private bribery is a Class D crime.