conspiracy

conspiracy Sec. 202. Such Act of March 3, 1901, is further amended by adding after section 908 the following new section: “Sec. 908A. (a) If two or more persons conspire either to commit a criminal offense or to defraud the District of Columbia or any court or agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, each shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, except that if the object of the conspiracy is a criminal offense punishable by less than five years, the maximum penalty for the conspiracy shall not exceed the maximum penalty provided for that offense. “(b) No person may be convicted of conspiracy unless an overt act is alleged and proved to have been committed by one of the conspirators pursuant to the conspiracy and to effect its purpose. “(c) When the object of a conspiracy contrived within the District of Columbia is to engage in conduct in a jurisdiction outside the District of Columbia which would constitute a criminal offense under an Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia if performed therein, the conspiracy is a violation of this section if (1) such conduct would also constitute a crime under the laws of the other jurisdiction if performed therein, or (2) such conduct would constitute a criminal offense under an Act of Congress exclusively applicable to the District of Columbia even if performed outside the District of Columbia. 84 Stat. 600 “(d) A conspiracy contrived in another jurisdiction to engage in conduct within the District of Columbia which would constitute a criminal offense under an Act of Congress exclusively applicable to the District of Columbia if performed within the District of Columbia is a violation of this section when an overt act pursuant to the conspiracy is committed within the District of Columbia. Under such circumstances, it is immaterial and no defense to a prosecution for conspiracy that the conduct which is the object of the conspiracy would not constitute a crime under the laws of the other jurisdiction.”