Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 30.11.1998

Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts

Pursuant to section 994(a), (o), and (p) of title 28, United States Code, and certain other provisions of law, the Commission is considering promulgating amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the proposed amendments and, for each proposed amendment, a synopsis of the issues addressed by that amendment. The Commission seeks comment on the proposed amendments, alternative proposed amendments, and any other aspect of the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. The Commission may submit amendments to the Congress not later than May 1, 1999. Part I sets out the Commission's proposed re-promulgation of a telemarketing fraud amendment as a permanent amendment. On September 23, 1998, the Commission submitted this telemarketing fraud amendment to Congress as a temporary, emergency amendment in response to the Telemarketing Fraud Protection Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-184. Part II sets out a proposed ``Economic Crime Package.'' The Economic Crime Package developed from the Commission's work in the past two years to examine the sufficiency of guidelines covering certain economic crimes, particularly fraud, theft, and