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18 U.S.C. § 956 — Conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, or injure persons or damage property in a foreign country
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**(a)**
(1) Whoever, within the jurisdiction of the United States, conspires with one or more other persons, regardless of where such other person or persons are located, to commit at any place outside the United States an act that would constitute the offense of murder, kidnapping, or maiming if committed in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall, if any of the conspirators commits an act within the jurisdiction of the United States to effect any object of the conspiracy, be punished as provided in subsection (a)(2).
(2) The punishment for an offense under subsection (a)(1) of this section is—
(A) imprisonment for any term of years or for life if the offense is conspiracy to murder or kidnap; and
(B) imprisonment for not more than 35 years if the offense is conspiracy to maim.
**(b)** Whoever, within the jurisdiction of the United States, conspires with one or more persons, regardless of where such other person or persons are located, to damage or destroy specific property situated within a foreign country and belonging to a foreign government or to any political subdivision thereof with which the United States is at peace, or any railroad, canal, bridge, airport, airfield, or other public utility, public conveyance, or public structure, or any religious, educational, or cultural property so situated, shall, if any of the conspirators commits an act within the jurisdiction of the United States to effect any object of the conspiracy, be imprisoned not more than 25 years.
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**(a)**
(1) Whoever, within the jurisdiction of the United States, conspires with one or more other persons, regardless of where such other person or persons are located, to commit at any place outside the United States an act that would constitute the offense of murder, kidnapping, or maiming if committed in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall, if any of the conspirators commits an act within the jurisdiction of the United States to effect any object of the conspiracy, be punished as provided in subsection (a)(2).
(2) The punishment for an offense under subsection (a)(1) of this section is—
(A) imprisonment for any term of years or for life if the offense is conspiracy to murder or kidnap; and
(B) imprisonment for not more than 35 years if the offense is conspiracy to maim.
**(b)** Whoever, within the jurisdiction of the United States, conspires with one or more persons, regardless of where such other person or persons are located, to damage or destroy specific property situated within a foreign country and belonging to a foreign government or to any political subdivision thereof with which the United States is at peace, or any railroad, canal, bridge, airport, airfield, or other public utility, public conveyance, or public structure, or any religious, educational, or cultural property so situated, shall, if any of the conspirators commits an act within the jurisdiction of the United States to effect any object of the conspiracy, be imprisoned not more than 25 years.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 234, act June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title VIII, § 5, 40 Stat. 226, related to conspiracy to injure property of foreign government. See [section 956 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section956&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Section 235, act June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title VIII, § 4, 40 Stat. 226, related to definition of “Foreign government”. See [section 11 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section11&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 955
§ 955. Financial transactions with foreign govern-
ments
Whoever, within the United States, purchases
or sells the bonds, securities, or other obliga-
tions of any foreign government or political sub-
division thereof or any organization or associa-
tion acting for or on behalf of a foreign govern-
ment or political subdivision thereof, issued
after April 13, 1934, or makes any loan to such
foreign government, political subdivision, orga-
nization or association, except a renewal or ad-
justment of existing indebtedness, while such
government, political subdivision, organization
or association, is in default in the payment of
its obligations, or any part thereof, to the
United States, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned for not more than five years, or
both.
This section is applicable to individuals, part-
nerships, corporations, or associations other
than public corporations created by or pursuant
to special authorizations of Congress, or cor-
porations in which the United States has or ex-
ercises a controlling interest through stock
ownership or otherwise. While any foreign gov-
ernment is a member both of the International
Monetary Fund and of the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, this sec-
tion shall not apply to the sale or purchase of
bonds, securities, or other obligations of such
government or any political subdivision thereof
or of any organization or association acting for
or on behalf of such government or political sub-
division, or to making of any loan to such gov-
ernment, political subdivision, organization, or
association.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 744; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147.)
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