United States v. Dominic Alessio

Appellant Dominic Alessio and Anthony Santiago were charged in a three-count indictment returned December 7, 1972. Appellant was charged in Count One with having given items of-value to Santiago with the corrupt intent to influence official acts of Santiago, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201 (b). Count Two charged appellant with giving these items of value to Santiago “for and because of official acts performed by and to be performed by” Santiago, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201 (f). -Count Three charged Santiago with receiving these same items of value “for and because of official acts” performed and to be performed, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201 (g). Santiago pleaded guilty to Count Three and subsequently testified on behalf of the United States at appellant’s trial. A jury acquitted appellant on the first count and convicted him on the second.

FACTS

Anthony Santiago was Camp Administrator at the Lompoc Prison Camp (hereinafter “the Camp”), a minimum security institution for federal prisoners. Appellant’s father John Alessio was an inmate at the Camp from approximately May 1971 until February 12, 1972, having been convicted of income tax evasion. As Camp…