The Supreme Court’s ruling in the “honest services” area of law means former North Carolina lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings will be let out of prison. Geddings has been serving a four-year term in a Georgia prison after being convicted under “honest services” law for essentially profiting from his role as lottery commissioner and failing to disclose ties to a key lottery game vendor.
Here’s the kicker, however, from the News & Observer story on Geddings.
“As a result of this ruling,” prosecutors said in their filing Tuesday, “it is no longer a federal crime for state public officials to corrupt their public offices by engaging in undisclosed self-dealing.”
Okaaaaayyyyyyy.
