In Hass the Court stated: The statute is broad enough in its terms to include any conspiracy for the purpose of impairing, obstructing or defeating the lawful function of any department of government. Both offenses require the traditional elements of Section 371 conspiracy, including an illegal agreement, criminal intent, and proof of an overt act.Īlthough this language is very broad, cases rely heavily on the definition of "defraud" provided by the Supreme Court in two early cases, Hass v.
This clause creates a separate offense from the "offense clause" in Section 371. The operative language is the so-called "defraud clause," that prohibits conspiracies to defraud the United States. See Project, Tenth Annual Survey of White Collar Crime, 32 Am. § 371, creates an offense "f two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose. Send us feedback about these examples.The general conspiracy statute, 18 U.S.C. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'conspiracy theory.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2023 In a January deposition, Murdoch repeatedly rejected conspiracy theories about Dominion Voting Systems that his own network promoted after the 2020 election, according to a transcript of his deposition released Tuesday. 2023 Keeping up such a ban harms the credibility of the American government, harms American tourism, and even feeds conspiracy theories about the government’s relationship to pharmaceutical companies. 2023 Dominion is suing Fox for $1.6 billion in a defamation suit, and Grossberg's work with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo is a key part of Dominion's case that Fox knowingly shared false conspiracy theories about Dominion changing election results. 2023 This kind of community mobilization tamps down on conspiracy theories about outsiders, Saba reported. 2023 Lyndon LaRouche, a fringe candidate who espoused conspiracy theories about an economic apocalypse, ran for president in every election between 19. 2023 Musk even shared a conspiracy theory, amplified by the right, about the home invasion and assault that left then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, with serious injuries. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023 The site has become a go-to for far-right web operators who were kicked off the major social media and tech companies for spreading the QAnon conspiracy theory. Recent Examples on the Web But the article erroneously conflates three distinct concepts: cloud seeding, geoengineering and the 'chemtrails' conspiracy theory.
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