U.S. v. Lupton

Record contained sufficient evidence to support defendant's convictions on corrupt solicitation, wire fraud and making false statements to govt. official charges stemming from defendant's attempt to obtain from successful bidder on state property commission kickback in exchange for steering said bid to state official. Defendant could properly be viewed as agent of state where defendant solicited bids, communicated with bidders and served as bidders' primary contact for negotiations with state. Moreover, Ct. rejected defendant's contention that: (1) his proposed split of commissions was acceptable practice in real estate industry; and (2) his false statements regarding his role in bidding procedure were immaterial since said statements had no effect on govt. investigation.