Snyder v. United States (2024) is a significant Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that 18 U.S.C. § 666 prohibits bribery of state and local officials but does not criminalize the acceptance of gratuities by those officials for past actions.

The case involves James Snyder, the former mayor of Portage, Indiana, who was convicted for accepting a $13,000 payment from Great Lakes Peterbilt after the city awarded the company contracts totaling approximately $1.1 million. Snyder contended that the payment was for consulting services, while prosecutors argued it constituted an illegal gratuity linked to the contracts.

Section 666 is part of Title 18 of the United States Code, addressing federal crimes related to public corruption. The statute applies to organizations or governmental entities receiving at least $10,000 annually in federal funds for grants or contracts. It creates a criminal offense when an official or employee of a covered entity corruptly solicits, demands, or accepts anything of value intending to be influenced in connection with transactions involving $5,000 or more, with penalties of up to 10 years in prison.