| Mail Fraud |
| Mail fraud involves the use of the mail system to defraud other individuals. To be found guilty of mail fraud the following elements must be proved: The defendant's intent to defraud another individual; the defendant's scheme to defraud another individual; the defendant actually mailed the materials in question. More... |
| INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS OR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS |
| It is a federal offense to interfere with flight crew members or flight attendants while an aircraft is in flight within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. The offense applies to any individual who, by assaulting, threatening, or intimidating a flight crew member or a flight attendant of an aircraft, interferes with the performance of the duties of the flight crew member or the flight attendant or lessens the ability of the flight crew member or the flight attendant to perform his or her duties. More... |
| FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING KIDNAPPING |
| A person commits a federal offense if he or she knowingly and willingly transports an unconsenting person in interstate commerce and holds the person for ransom, reward, or otherwise. In order to convict a defendant of kidnapping, the federal government must prove interstate or foreign transportation. The government is not required to prove that the defendant carried out the kidnapping for personal gain. The government may establish that the kidnapping was carried out for something other than personal gain, such as in order to silence a potential witness or in order to obtain sexual gratification.More... |
| ESCAPE |
| A persons commits an offense when he or she escapes from custody while he or she is under arrest, is charged with, or is convicted of an offense or while he or she is in custody pursuant to any lawful order of a court. An escape is an unauthorized departure from custody or a failure to return to custody after a permitted absence. Violation of parole or supervised release does not constitute an escape.More... |
| VIOLATION OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER |
| A person commits the offense of violation of a protective order when the protective order has been issued on behalf of a protected person and when he or she commits an act of family violence, when he or she communicates directly with the protected person or a member of the protected person's family, when he or she goes near the protected person's residence or employment, or when he or she possesses a firearm.More... |
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