18 U.S.C. § 1903
Speculation in stocks or commodities affecting crop insurance
Whoever, while acting in any official capacity in the administration of any Act of Congress relating to crop insurance or to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation speculates in any agricultural commodity or product thereof, to which such enactments apply, or in contracts relating thereto, or in the stock or membership interests of any association or corporation engaged in handling, processing, or disposing of any such commodity or product, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 1997–1997 · leading case: United States v. Amado-Guerrero
United States v. Amado-Guerrero (1997)
“In the absence of error, plain or otherwise, in the district court’s admission of the Secretary of State’s certification, we find the evidence sufficient to prove the first element of 18 U.S.C. § 1903 (a). C. Knowing Participation Rivas, Guerrero, Ospina, and Hernandez claim…”
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