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Federal Bureau of Investigation Seal. The FBI is the main agency responsible for investigating federal offenses. In the United States, a federal crime or federal offense is an act that is made illegal by U.S. federal legislation enacted by both the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives and signed into law by the president.
This list consists of American politicians convicted of crimes either committed or prosecuted while holding office in the federal government.It includes politicians who were convicted or pleaded guilty in a court of law; and does not include politicians involved in unprosecuted scandals (which may or may not have been illegal in nature), or politicians who have only been arrested or indicted.
[1] [5] In addition, federal officials are subject to the federal bribery, graft, and conflict-of-interest crimes contained in Title 18, Chapter 11 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. §§ 201–227, which do not apply to state and local officials. [1]
The classes of offenses under United States federal law are as follows: Offense classes Type Class Maximum prison term [1] Maximum fine [2] [note 1] Probation term [3 ...
By the end of the year, 725 people had been charged with federal crimes. [2] [3] That number rose to 1,000 by the second anniversary of the attack, [2] to 1,200 by the third anniversary (three-quarters of whom had by then been found guilty) [4] [5] and to 1,500 before the fourth anniversary. [6]
More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation ...
Six Greater Akron gun shops are on a 2023 list of 1,300 nationwide that each sold at least 25 guns traced to crimes. ... Those convicted of the federal crime face up to 15 years in prison and ...
This is a list of notable U.S. state officials convicted of only certain federal public corruption offenses for conduct while in office. The list is organized by office. Acquitted officials are not listed (if an official was acquitted on some counts, and convicted on others, the counts of conviction are listed).