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S 2531 100th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Civil service employment Crime prevention Election administration Electronic surveillance Federal employees and officials Fraud Local and Municipal Government Local officials and employees Misconduct in office Organized crime Public corruption State officials and employees States Voter registration Voting

Anti-Public Corruption Act of 1988

Introduced: June 17, 1988 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Jun 17, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 17, 1988
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Anti-Public Corruption Act of 1988 - Makes it a crime for any person to endeavor by scheme or artifice corruptly to deprive or defraud the inhabitants of a State or political subdivision of the honest services of a State or local official or employee or to deprive inhabitants of a fair and impartially conducted election through fraudulent ballots or voter registration forms.

Specifies the jurisdictional bases for the offenses as the use of the U.S. mails, use of interstate or foreign communications, or use of or effect on interstate or foreign commerce.

Imposes criminal penalties for endeavoring to deprive or defraud U.S. inhabitants of the honest services of a public official or person selected to be a public official.

Amends the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute (RICO) and electronic surveillance statutes to add a reference to the public corruption offenses created by this Act.

What's happening now June 17, 1988

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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