7 Cited authorities

  1. Section 841 - Prohibited acts A

    21 U.S.C. § 841   Cited 91,507 times   147 Legal Analyses
    In § 841 prosecutions, then, it is the fact that the doctor issued an unauthorized prescription that renders his or her conduct wrongful, not the fact of the dispensation itself.
  2. Section 846 - Attempt and conspiracy

    21 U.S.C. § 846   Cited 44,321 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Holding each conspirator responsible for the quantity of drugs distributed by the conspiracy
  3. Section 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States

    18 U.S.C. § 371   Cited 21,543 times   140 Legal Analyses
    Requiring proof of an "act to effect the object of the conspiracy"
  4. Section 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments

    18 U.S.C. § 1956   Cited 9,353 times   142 Legal Analyses
    Defining “specified unlawful activity” to include, inter alia, controlled substance violations, murder, bribery, smuggling, various forms of fraud, concealment of assets, various environmental offenses, and health care offenses
  5. Section 843 - Prohibited acts C

    21 U.S.C. § 843   Cited 3,727 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Acquiring controlled substances by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge
  6. Section 1957 - Engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity

    18 U.S.C. § 1957   Cited 3,291 times   41 Legal Analyses
    Finding an error in the trial court's jury instructions harmless "[b]ecause overwhelming evidence support[ed] the jury's finding" of guilt
  7. Section 515 - Authority for legal proceedings; commission, oath, and salary for special attorneys

    28 U.S.C. § 515   Cited 270 times
    Granting Attorney General or any other officer of the DOJ or specially appointed attorney to conduct "any kind of legal proceeding, civil or criminal, including grand jury proceedings"