2005 Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Chapter 2 - PART N - OFFENSES INVOLVING
FOOD, DRUGS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AND ODOMETER LAWS
§2N1.2. Providing False Information
or Threatening to Tamper with Consumer Products
(a) Base Offense Level: 16
(b) Cross Reference
(1) If the offense involved extortion, apply §2B3.2 (Extortion by Force
or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage).
Commentary
Statutory Provisions: 18
U.S.C. § 1365(c), (d).
Application Note:
1. If death or bodily injury, extreme psychological injury, or substantial
property damage or monetary loss resulted, an upward departure may be warranted. See Chapter
Five, Part K (Departures).
Historical Note: Effective
November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1990 (see Appendix
C, amendment 339).