Re:The FBI 'is manufacturing terrorism cases' on a greater s...
by dragonwriter on Friday June 10, 2016 @11:54AM
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> In some countries just conspiring to commit a terrorist act can lead to a conviction
One of those countries would be the US: conspiring to commit any federal crime is, itself, a federal crime [0], and the US federal terrorism statute (which only applies to acts outside of the United States, though acts of terrorism within the United States are covered by other criminal statutes) also especially criminalizes attempts and conspiracies. [1]
One of those countries would be the US: conspiring to commit any federal crime is, itself, a federal crime [0], and the US federal terrorism statute (which only applies to acts outside of the United States, though acts of terrorism within the United States are covered by other criminal statutes) also especially criminalizes attempts and conspiracies. [1]
[0] 18 USC Sec. 371; https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/371
[1] 18 USC Sec. 2332(b); https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2332