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(6) being a person participating in, offici-
ating in, or connected with an athletic con-
test, sporting event, or exhibition, solicits,
accepts, or agrees to accept any property
with intent that the person will fail to use
the person’s best efforts in connection with
that contest, event, or exhibition.
(7) being a witness or informant in an offi-
cial proceeding or investigation, solicits,
accepts, or agrees to accept any property,
with intent to:
(A) withhold any testimony, informa-
tion, document, or thing;
(B) avoid legal process summoning
the person to testify or supply evi-
dence; or
(C) absent the person from the pro-
ceeding or investigation to which the
person has been legally summoned;
(8) confers, offers, or agrees to confer any
property on a witness or informant in an
official proceeding or investigation, with
intent that the witness or informant:
(A) withhold any testimony, informa-
tion, document, or thing;
(B) avoid legal process summoning
the witness or informant to testify or
supply evidence; or
(C) absent himself or herself from any
proceeding or investigation to which
the witness or informant has been
legally summoned; or
(9) confers or offers or agrees to confer any
property on an individual for:
(A) casting a ballot or refraining from
casting a ballot; or
(B) voting for a political party, for a
candidate, or for or against a public
question;
in an election described in IC 3-5-1-2 or at a con-
vention of a political party authorized under IC 3;
commits bribery, a Level 5 felony.
(b) It is not a defense that the person whom the
accused person sought to control was not quali-
fied to act in the desired way.
35-44.1-1-3. Ghost employment.
(a) A public servant who knowingly or inten-
tionally:
(1) hires an employee for the governmen-
tal entity that the public servant serves;
and
(2) fails to assign to the employee any
duties, or assigns to the employee any
duties not related to the operation of the
governmental entity;
commits ghost employment, a Level 6 felony.
(b) A public servant who knowingly or inten-
tionally assigns to an employee under the public
servant’s supervision any duties not related to the
operation of the governmental entity that the pub-
lic servant serves commits ghost employment, a
Level 6 felony.
(c) A person employed by a governmental
entity who, knowing that the person has not been
assigned any duties to perform for the entity,
accepts property from the entity commits ghost
employment, a Level 6 felony.
(d) A person employed by a governmental
entity who knowingly or intentionally accepts
property from the entity for the performance of
duties not related to the operation of the entity
commits ghost employment, a Level 6 felony.
(e) Any person who accepts property from a
governmental entity in violation of this section and
any public servant who permits the payment of
property in violation of this section are jointly and
severally liable to the governmental entity for
that property. The attorney general may bring a
civil action to recover that property in the county
where the governmental entity is located or the per-
son or public servant resides.
(f) For purposes of this section, an employee
of a governmental entity who voluntarily per-
forms services:
(1) that do not:
(A) promote religion;
(B) attempt to influence legislation or
governmental policy; or
(C) attempt to influence elections to
public office;
(2) for the benefit of:
(A) another governmental entity; or
(B) an organization that is exempt from
federal income taxation under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code;
(3) with the approval of the employee’s
