2000 Federal Sentencing Guidelines

§2C1.3. Conflict of Interest

(a)Base Offense Level: 6

(b)Specific Offense Characteristic

(1)If the offense involved actual or planned harm to the government, increase by 4 levels.

Commentary

Statutory Provisions: 18 U.S.C. §§ 203, 205, 207, 208. For additional statutory provision(s), seeAppendix A (Statutory Index).

Application Note:

1.Do not apply the adjustment in §3B1.3 (Abuse of Position of Trust or Use of Special Skill).

Background: This section applies to financial and non-financial conflicts of interest by present and former federal officers and employees.

Historical Note: Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1995 ( seeAppendix C, amendment 534).