In keeping with our recent bribery theme, here is a great post from Joshua Gilliland of Bow Tie Law on the intersection of bribery and technology:

Sometimes there are fact patterns that surprise you how far we have come with technology and the foolishness of people.

In People v. McInnis, the Defendant was convicted of attempted witness bribery. The Defendant attempted to keep witnesses from testifying against the Defendant’s nephew, in the nephew’s trial for robbery and kidnapping. People v. McInnis, 2009 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 9046 (California Unpublished Opinions 2009)…

…One of the victims in the robbery and kidnapping case received the following letter with a cell phone number to call:

“The purpose of this letter and its contents is to compensate you for your initial loss that occurred as a result of the robbery. I believe you have at least 1 Thousand reasons to be compensated for your pain and suffering. However, I feel that because you are the true victim in this crime, you deserve much more compensation for your pain and suffering. While it’s obvious that the defendants don’t have the ability to adequately compensate you, I do have the ability to do so on their behalf.”