18 U.S.C. § 606 — Intimidation to secure political contributions

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 83 words · no verdicts yet

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Certain Federal officers and employees may not change another employee’s rank, pay, or position, or threaten to do so, because of a political contribution decision. Violation is punishable by a fine, imprisonment up to three years, or both.

An officer or employee listed in section 602 who discharges, promotes, demotes, or otherwise changes another officer’s or employee’s official rank or compensation—or promises or threatens to do so—because that person gives, withholds, or fails to make a contribution of money or another valuable thing for a political purpose, may be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to three years, or both.

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Whoever, being one of the officers or employees of the United States mentioned in section 602 of this title, discharges, or promotes, or degrades, or in any manner changes the official rank or compensation of any other officer or employee, or promises or threatens so to do, for giving or withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or other valuable thing for any political purpose, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 722; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 722
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147

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