Hillary and The Laws She Broke

Hillary and The Law

Here’s a brief rundown of some of the laws the former Secretary of State has potentially run afoul of:

Unauthorized Removal and Retention of Classified Documents or Material

18 U.S.C. § 1924

Class: A Misdemeanor

Possible Penalty: Imprisonment for 1 year and/or $100,000 fine

Text: “Knowingly removing materials containing classified information of the United States with the intent to retain said info at an unauthorized location without the authority to do so”

Gathering, Transmitting Or Losing Defense Information

18 U.S.C. § 793

Class: Felony

Possible Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years and/or $250,000 fine

Text: “Allowing [by means of gross negligence] any document relating to the national defense to be removed from its proper place of custody or destroyed –or- willfully retaining unauthorized documents relating to national defense and failing to deliver them to the United States employee entitled to receive them –or- failure to report that unauthorized documents relating to national defense were removed from their proper place of custody or destroyed”

Concealment, Removal, Or Mutilation Generally

18 U.S.C. § 2071

Class: Felony

Possible Penalty: Imprisonment of no more than 3 years, a fine, or both

Text: “Whoever, having the custody of any such record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or other thing, willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys the same”

Destruction, Alteration, Or Falsification of Records in Federal Investigations and Bankruptcy

18 U.S.C. § 1519

Class: Felony

Possible Penalty: Imprisonment of no more than 20 years, a fine, or both

Text: “Whoever knowingly alters, destroys, mutilates, conceals, covers up, falsifies, or makes a false entry in any record, document, or tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigation or proper administration of any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States”