Top Court Paves Way To Wipe Out Pol's Bribery Conviction

By Cara Salvatore · April 6, 2026, 1:22 PM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's decision to uphold the conviction of a pardoned former Cincinnati council member for bribery and attempted extortion, effectively greenlighting federal prosecutors'...

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Case Information

Case Title

Alexander Sittenfeld aka P. G. Sittenfeld, Petitioner v. United States

Case Number

25-49

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

Criminal 

Date Filed

July 15, 2025