Deleted departure provisions of §2H4.1. Peonage, Involuntary Servitude, Slave Trade, and Child Soldiers

Former §2H4.1, comment. (n.3) (Upward departure based on holding more than ten victims in a condition of peonage or involuntary servitude): If the offense involved the holding of more than ten victims in a condition of peonage or involuntary servitude, an upward departure may be warranted. Former §2H4.1, comment. (n.4) (Downward departure based on defendant benefitting from participating in venture described in 18 U.S.C. §§ 1589(b) or 1593A without knowing that the venture had engaged in criminal activity): In a case in which the defendant was convicted under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1589(b) or 1593A, a downward departure may be warranted if the defendant benefitted from participating in a venture described in those sections without knowing that (i.e., in reckless disregard of the fact that) the venture had engaged in the criminal activity described in those sections. PART J ― OFFENSES INVOLVING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE