federal crimes

federal crimes
Those acts which have been made criminal by federal law. There are no federal common law crimes though many federal statutes have incorporated the elements of common law crimes. Most federal crimes are codified in Title 18 of the United States Code; though other Code Titles also include specific crimes. Such crimes (e.g., RICO offenses, tax evasion, interstate kidnapping) are prosecuted in federal courts

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