U.S.S.G. § 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).
Commentary
Statutory Provisions: 18 U.S.C. §§ 876(a), 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 (amendment 479); November 1, 2023 (amendment 824).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 2001–2017 · leading case: United States v. Alapizco-Valenzuela, 546 F.3d 1208 (10th Cir. 2008).
United States v. Alapizco-Valenzuela, 546 F.3d 1208 (10th Cir. 2008). “See U.S.S.G. § 2A4.2. An offense level of twenty-six for a person with a criminal history category I produces a Guidelines range of sixty-three to seventy-eight months.”
United States v. Ahmed Brika, 487 F.3d 450 (6th Cir. 2007). “USSG § 2A4.2 applies to that offense and carries a base offense level of 23.”
United States v. Ahmed Brika, 416 F.3d 514 (6th Cir. 2005). “In addition, USSG § 2A4.2(b), the Guideline applicable to Brika’s conviction under 18 U.”
United States v. Juan Palma, 693 F. App'x 820 (11th Cir. 2017). “The actual demand for ransom under these circumstances is reflected in § 2A4.”
United States v. Grove, 150 F. Supp. 2d 1270 (M.D. Ala. 2001). “The four of the 27 without the word “attempt” in their titles have other inchoate language in their titles: U.S.S.G. § 2A4.2 (“Demanding or Receiving Ransom Money”); § 2C1.”
United States v. Brika (6th Cir. 2005). “In addition, USSG § 2A4.2(b), the Guideline applicable to Brika’s conviction under 18 U.”
United States v. Brika (6th Cir. 2007). “That provision also contains the following cross-reference provision: “If the defendant was a participant in the kidnapping offense, apply § 2A4.1 (Kidnapping, Abduction, Unlawful Restraint).”
— U.S.S.G. §2A4.2(a) — 1 case
United States v. Juan Palma, 693 F. App'x 820 (11th Cir. 2017). “The actual demand for ransom under these circumstances is reflected in § 2A4.”
— U.S.S.G. §2A4.2(b) — 2 cases
United States v. Ahmed Brika, 416 F.3d 514 (6th Cir. 2005). “In addition, USSG § 2A4.2(b), the Guideline applicable to Brika’s conviction under 18 U.”
United States v. Brika (6th Cir. 2005). “In addition, USSG § 2A4.2(b), the Guideline applicable to Brika’s conviction under 18 U.”
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