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A summary of federal conspiracy crimes
Conspiracy is an offense that is charged in combination with another. When a person commits a criminal offense together with another person or group, the agreement among them to commit the crime is a...
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Proof of an agreement is necessary for conspiracy charges
Most conspiracy cases are charged under the general conspiracy statute from Title 18, Section 371 of the United States Code. In a conspiracy case, the prosecution must prove all of the following...
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Overview of federal computer crimes
The federal government can prosecute computer crimes through a variety of statutes. The United States Code has specific statutes that penalize the use of a computer as it relates to certain conduct...
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Federal law prohibiting instructions for making or using bombs
Federal law criminalizes any information that teaches how to make a bomb where the intent is for the information to be used to commit a federal violent crime. Despite the First Amendment to the...
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Summary of federal criminal charges relating to bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of federal courts. A person cannot declare bankruptcy in state court. Federal law controls the procedure for filing bankruptcy, disclosing assets...
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Conspiracy to defraud the United States: elements and sentencing
The federal conspiracy statute is Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. Conspiracy is the agreement to commit a criminal offense. A conspiracy charge has penalties in addition to those for the...
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The statute of limitations defense for federal crimes
A criminal charge is like a civil lawsuit in one respect, the time limit for filing against the defendant. The federal statute of limitations that applies to criminal charges says that once 5 years...
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Accountability for acts of another during conspiracy
In a federal prosecution for conspiracy, the defendant is typically charged with two offenses. First, he is charged with conspiracy. Second, he is charged with the offense that he and his...
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A summary of securities fraud
A federal case for securities fraud typically begins with an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC is responsible for regulating financial markets through the...
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NOTE: This article was originally posted in October 2010, but has been updated as of it’s new publishing date. Since the First Step Act (P.L. 115- 391) became U.S. federal law on December 21, 2018, a...
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To help combat the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in March 2020. The CARES Act was established to provide up to...
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