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To: ForYourChildren

It doesn’t say what the statute of limitations date(s) are for this instance. What are they????


13 posted on 09/24/2017 2:10:44 AM PDT by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: Revolutionary
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There doesn't seem to be a race against the clock for the Trump DOJ to charge Mrs. Clinton with espionage. Alger Hiss escaped prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 due to the statute of limitations having expired. Also, there was no appetite by the DOJ to charge the former senior State Department official and Democrat lawyer. Although federal statute USC 3282 provides for a five-year statute of limitation for the vast majority of federal crimes, this statute of limitations does not necessarily stand in the case of espionage prosecution. It is generally agreed by legal scholars that acts of espionage can be prosecuted for at least ten years after the alleged act.

16 posted on 09/24/2017 6:14:07 AM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the SEALs of Extortion 17 - and God Bless The United States of America.)
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