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Mail Fraud

Mail fraud occurs when the US Postal Service is used in any way to commit a crime (i.e., to unlawfully obtain money or items of value)....

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Public Corruption

Public corruption involves a breach of public trust and/or abuse of position by federal, state, or local officials and their private sector accomplices....

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Kickbacks

A kickback is effectively a quid-pro-quo bribe designed to help or influence an individual, company, or government entity....

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Bribery

Bribery is the trading of influence for anything of vale by anyone acting for, on behalf of, or under the authority of the government....

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Federal Economic Espionage

Economic espionage is a complex legal definition that involves the theft of trade secrets. In effect, economic espionage is the use of a stolen trade secret to benefit foreign powers or in commercial...

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Counterfeiting

Counterfeiting is the creation of forged money, bonds, or other valuable documents and consumer goods with the intent to defraud or deceive....

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Child Pornography Law

In the United States, child pornography is prohibited under 18 U.S.C Chapter 110, Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children....

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Racketeering and RICO Cases and Definitions

RICO stands for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (18 U.S.C. § 1961), a law that increases the severity of penalties for crimes performed in conjunction with organized crime....

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Credit Card Fraud

Credit card fraud occurs when purchases are made using someone else's credit card or credit card number....

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Embezzlement

Embezzlement is the theft or larceny of money or other assets by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets....

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International Crimes

International crimes can be categorized as either criminal offenses against the world community, or transnational criminal acts — such as drug trafficking, trans-border organized criminal activity, ...

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Common Federal Crimes

You can fairly reliably predict what crimes will be Federal by just picking a Federal Agency and imagining a crime against its functions....