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  2. Classes of offenses under United States federal law - Wikipedia

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    Maximum fine [2] [note 1] Probation term [3] [note 2] Maximum supervised release term [4] [note 3] Maximum prison term upon supervised release revocation [5] Special assessment [6] [note 4] Felony A Life imprisonment (or death in certain cases of murder, treason, espionage or mass trafficking of drugs) $250,000: 1-5 years: 5 years: 5 years ...

  3. Criminal-justice financial obligations in the United States

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    CJFOs are permitted by law in all 50 states; however, the amounts permitted may vary greatly. As of 2016, the maximum fines assessed for felony convictions ranged from $500 in Massachusetts to $500,000 in Alaska. [15] Behind Alaska, the highest maximum fines permitted were $200,000 by New Jersey, and $100,000 by Colorado and New York. [15]

  4. United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines - Wikipedia

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    The Guidelines state that the court can impose a fine above the maximum set out in the table if the defendant is convicted under a statute authorizing a maximum fine greater than $250,000, or a fine for each day of violation. The court can waive the fine if the defendant is unlikely to be able to pay or if the fine would unduly burden the ...

  5. Capital punishment by the United States federal government

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    "FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY CASES: RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE COST AND QUALITY OF DEFENSE REPRESENTATION" (PDF). Courts of the United States. May 1998. "SURVEY OF THE FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY SYSTEM, 1988 - 2000". Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice. September 12, 2000.

  6. Sanctions (law) - Wikipedia

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    Sanctions, in law and legal definition, are penalties or other means of enforcement used to provide incentives for obedience with the law or other rules and regulations. [1] Criminal sanctions can take the form of serious punishment, such as corporal or capital punishment, incarceration, or severe fines.

  7. Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 - Wikipedia

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    An act to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud and commodities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes. Acronyms (colloquial) FERA: Enacted by: the 111th United States Congress: Effective: May ...

  8. Federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States

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    Several statutes, mostly codified in Title 18 of the United States Code, provide for federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States.Federal prosecutions of public corruption under the Hobbs Act (enacted 1934), the mail and wire fraud statutes (enacted 1872), including the honest services fraud provision, the Travel Act (enacted 1961), and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt ...

  9. Tafflin v. Levitt - Wikipedia

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    Thus, state courts are presumed under the Court's Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp [4] decision to have concurrent jurisdiction over a claim under federal law unless there is a provision in the statute expressly or implicitly limiting jurisdiction to federal courts. There was nothing in the RICO statute explicitly or implicitly preventing ...