...notwithstanding any subsequent repeal or amendment thereof by any such State, Territory, or District. ***" s1' If two or more persons conspire either to commit any...the United States, or to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of...

...indictments for conspiracy are based upon section thirtyseven of the Criminal Code which is as follows: "If two or more persons conspire either to commit any...the United States, or to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of...

...corporation even on the part of bribed employees will suffice to impose liability. ( 2) Conspiracvi If two or more persons conspire either to commit any...United States, or to defraud the United States or any of its departments or agencies in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of the persons involved...

...exceed three years.142 [6] — General Conspiracy The federal general conspiracy statute provides: "If two or more persons conspire either to commit any...any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each *" Klubes, n. 135 supra, 19 Pub. Com. LJ. at 523-539. m Sec, eg, Elmer, Swennen & Beizer, Government...

...both. (g) If two or more persons conspire to violate any of the foregoing provisions of this section, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be subject to the punishment provided for the offense which...

...and Iran/contra The federal conspiracy statute, 18 USC §371, states that it is a crime to conspire to "defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose. ..." The attempt to carry out the three objectives described above—in other words, the attempt to...

...commit any offense against th« United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof ii any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do an; act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be fined not more thai $10,000 or imprisoned...

...makes it a criminal offense to conspire to commit a federal offense or to defraud the United States: If two or more persons conspire either to commit any...the conspiracy, each shall be fined not more than $ 10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. If, however, the offense, the commission...

...both. (g) If two or more persons conspire to violate any of the foregoing provisions of this section, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be subject to the punishment provided for the offense which...

...conspiracy statute, Title 18 USC Section 371, makes it a crime for "two or more persons [to] conspire ... to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof."21 Courts have long held that the "offense against the United States" clause broadly extends...