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04-09-2006, 12:39 AM #11Originally Posted by AmericanElizabeth
Everyone is saying they are not "criminals" -- in this country they are.
Impersonating a U.S. citizen is a felony
Forgery is a felony.
Identity theft is a felony.
Receiving and concealing stolen property is a felony
Conspiracy to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce is a felony
Conspiracy to commit a criminal offense is a felony.
"Organized" crime is a felony.
Misprision of a felony is a felony
An accessory after the fact is a felony
Medicare fraud is a felony
Welfare fraud is a felony
Conspiracy to defraud United States is a felony
False statements is a felony
Pejrury is a felony
Subornation of perjury is a felony
Aiding and abetting is a felony
18 USC 242 makes it illegal for a government official to deprive rights of citizens under color of law:
"Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, . . . shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both."
18 USC 241 makes the participation in a conspiracy to violate someone's rights a felony:
"If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress,[b]threaten, or intimidate any person [b] in any State, Territory, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; . . . they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both."
Some states have statutes that make it a felony to incite a riot, or conspire to incite a riot
the Riot Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2101, 2102 (1999), made it a federal crime "to use any facility of interstate commerce to incite or participate in a riot."
(1) Whoever travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses any facility of interstate or foreign commerce, including, but not limited to, the mail, telegraph, telephone, radio, or television, with intent-;
* (A) to incite a riot; or
* (B) to organize, promote, encourage, participate in, or carry on a riot; or
* (C) to commit any act of violence in furtherance of a riot; or
* (D) to aid or abet any person in inciting or participating in or carrying on a riot or committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot;
and who either during the course of any such travel or use or thereafter performs or attempts to perform any other overt act for any purpose specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this paragraph-;
Shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both [§ 2101]."Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it" George Santayana "Deo Vindice"
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