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...rotection Act]] of 1996, defines "protected computers" (formerly known as "federal interest computers") as: ...usively for such use, used by or for a financial institution or the United States Government and the conduct constituting the offense affects that use by or ...

...ax evasion. These records and reports have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, and regulatory investigations and proceedings. Since 1970, there hav ==History of Anti-Money Laundering Legislation== ...

...ally address the collection of PII, and lawmakers have enacted a series of legislation to limit the distribution and accessibility of PII. * Criminal record ...

...right of the states to legislate against many types of crime, the federal criminal law must have an appropriate jurisdictional basis to avoid constitutional c ...West Virginia or passes through this state in transit, shall be subject to criminal prosecution and punishment in West Virginia and to the civil jurisdiction o ...

...t national standards for the sending of commercial e-mail and requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce its provisions. The acronym CAN-SPAM deri ...m Senator Burns, who noted that "Enforcement is key regarding the CAN-SPAM legislation." In January 2004, the month the law went into effect, less than 1% of spam ...

...ess with whom the transaction takes place. So a user in one of the United States conducting a transaction with another user in Britain through a server in C ...on within which he or she goes online. Thus, in the U.S., Jake Baker faced criminal charges for his e-conduct (see Free Speech), and numerous users of peer-to- ...

...called '''Sarbanes–Oxley''', '''SarBox''' or '''SOX''', is a United States federal law enacted on July 30, 2002. It is named after sponsors U.S. Senator Paul ...s to comply with the new law. Harvey Pitt, the 26th chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led the SEC in the adoption of do ...

* Criminal identity theft (posing as another person when apprehended for a crime) === Criminal identity theft === ...

...CA amended [[Title 17 of the United States Code|Title 17]] of the [[United States Code]] to extend the reach of copyright, while limiting the liability of th ...ally requires separate legislation by or within each of the Union's member states.) ...

...edit card fraud is also an adjunct to [[identity theft]]. According to the Federal Trade Commission, while identity theft had been holding steady for the last ...transactions this translates to billions of dollars. In 2006, fraud in the United Kingdom alone was estimated at £535 million or US $750–830 million at preva ...

...the same and fails to deliver it to the officer or employee of the United States entitled to receive it; (B) information from any department or agency of the United States; or ...

...Nancy Kassebaum. Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance in the United States coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs ...HIPAA defines numerous offenses relating to health care and sets civil and criminal penalties for them. It also creates several programs to control fraud and ...

...gration authorities in detaining and deporting [[Immigration in the United States|immigrants]] suspected of terrorism-related acts. The act also expanded the ...House of Representatives|House]] by 357 to 66 (of 435) and in the [[United States Senate|Senate]] by 98 to 1 and was supported by members of both the Republi ...

...h as Enron Corporation and MCI Inc. (formerly WorldCom). In 2002, the U.S. federal government passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, intending to restore public confi ...und corporate governance is reliant on external marketplace commitment and legislation, plus a healthy board culture which safeguards policies and processes'. ...

In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission has actively asserted its authority to challenge Internet ...formation regarding children. Muris has also held out the possibility that federal regulators will seed lists with names to monitor promises made to consumers ...