(b) Conspiracy to defraud the United States:
18 U.S.C. § 371 ....................................... 162
(c) Public financing crimes relating to
presidential campaigns ........................... 163
(d) Mail and wire fraud:
18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1343 ................... 165
(e) False records in the administration of a
federal matter: 18 U.S.C. § 1519 ............ 167
7. Policy and Procedural Considerations ........... 167
(a) Consultation requirements and
recommendations .................................... 167
(b) Investigative jurisdiction ........................ 168
(c) Non-waiver of the Federal Election
Commission’s civil enforcement
authority .................................................. 169
(d) Dealings with the Federal Election
Commission ............................................ 169
(e) Federal Election Commission officials as
prosecution witnesses ............................. 170
CHAPTER SIX: SENTENCING OF ELECTION
CRIMES ................................................................................ 172
OVERVIEW ......................................................... 172
B. CONVICTIONS INVOLVING CORRUPTION OF
THE ELECTORAL PROCESS ........................... 173
1. § 2H2.1: Obstructing an Election or
Registration ................................................... 174
2. § 2C1.8: Making, Receiving, or Failing to
Report a Contribution, Donation, or
Expenditure in Violation of the Federal Election
Campaign Act; Fraudulently Misrepresenting
Campaign Authority; Soliciting or Receiving a
Donation in Connection with an Election
While on Certain Federal Property............ 180
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