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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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    Fines and forfeiture of property – These are considered a form of punishment. In February 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that civil asset forfeiture may constitute excess fines and therefore be unconstitutional, even when imposed by states. [3] Costs and fees – These may include court costs, fees for supervision, payments for legal ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Criminal sentencing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The penalty for first-degree murder carries between fifteen years imprisonment to life without parole. Second-degree murder is when a person has the intention of causing death to a person who does not meet any of the criteria that would warrant a first-degree murder. The maximum penalty for second-degree murder is life without parole.

  6. Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act ...

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    However, court decisions have added clarity to the length of time a noncitizen can be detained. In Diouf v. Napolitano (2011) , the Ninth Circuit held that an individual facing prolonged immigration detention under section 241(a)(6), inadmissible criminal aliens, of IIRAIRA is entitled to be released on bond unless the government establishes ...

  7. The burden of unjust fines and fees undermines the goals of rehabilitation and erodes the community’s trust in the justice system,” said Todd W. Gee, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of ...

  8. Threatening government officials of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Threatening federal officials' family members is also a federal crime; in enacting the law, the Committee on the Judiciary stated that "Clearly it is a proper Federal function to respond to terrorists and other criminals who seek to influence the making of Federal policies and interfere with the administration of justice by attacking close ...

  9. List of largest civil only pharmaceutical settlements - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the 21 largest civil settlements, reached between the United States Department of Justice and pharmaceutical companies from 2001 to 2017, ordered by the size of the total civil settlement. Some of these matters also resolved criminal fines and penalties, listed in parentheses, but these amounts are not considered when ...