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Matched Legal Cases: ['§2', '§2', '§ 876', '§ 1202', '§2', '§ 876']

2007 2a4_2 | United States Sentencing Commission
2007 2a4_2
2007 Federal Sentencing GuidelinesCHAPTER 2 - PART A - OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON4. KIDNAPPING, ABDUCTION, OR UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT§2A4.2. Demanding or Receiving Ransom Money(a) Base Offense Level: 23(b) Cross Reference
(1) If the defendant was a participant in the kidnapping offense, apply §2A4.1 (Kidnapping,
Abduction, Unlawful Restraint).
CommentaryStatutory Provisions: 18 U.S.C. §§ 876, 877, 1202. For additional statutory provision(s), see Appendix A (Statutory Index).Application Note:
1. A "participant" is a person who is criminally responsible for the commission of the offense, but
need not have been convicted.
Background: This section specifically includes conduct prohibited by 18 U.S.C. § 1202, requiring
that ransom money be received, possessed, or disposed of with knowledge of its criminal origins. The actual demand for ransom under these circumstances is reflected in §2A4.1. This section
additionally includes extortionate demands through the use of the United States Postal Service,
behavior proscribed by 18 U.S.C. §§ 876-877. Historical Note: Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1993 (see Appendix C, amendment 479). USSC HelpLine