The federal statute defining bribery is comprehensive enough to include others who are not public officers, such as detectives in the service of the government.13

A police officer is included in a statute for bribery by "any executive officer in any matter which may be brought before him in his official capacity."14

A county solicitor is a "ministerial officer" within the meaning of the bribery statute.15 Also a member of the state board of education is an "executive officer," under the statute.16