Telemarketing Fraud Punishment and Prevention Act of 1996

Summary

Consumer Fraud Prevention Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to subject to civil forfeiture any property constituting, derived from, or traceable to any proceeds obtained as a result of telemarketing fraud. Directs that any such property or proceeds be used to the extent needed, as determined by the Attorney General, for the national telemarketing fraud information hotline (established under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) and other enforcement of telemarketing fraud provisions. Directs the court, in sentencing for telemarketing fraud, to order that the offender forfeit to the United States any property constituting or derived from proceeds obtained as a result of the offense. Specifies that the payment of an amount due pursuant to mandatory restitution for telemarketing fraud shall have priority over the payment of fines or the forfeiture of property under criminal forfeiture provisions. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guidelines to increase by two levels: (1) the vulnerable victim adjustment; and (2) the level for any fraud offense if the defendant conducted activities to further the fraud from a foreign country in order to impede prosecution. Requires any presentence report required under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to include information about the age of each victim of each fraud offense for which a defendant is convicted.

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• Received in Senate (text)

  Received in Senate · EN · 26 September 1996

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• Received in Senate (PDF)

  Received in Senate · EN · 26 September 1996

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 25 September 1996

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 25 September 1996

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 25 September 1996

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 April 1995

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 April 1995

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 April 1995

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