18 U.S.C. § 224 : US Code - Section 224: Bribery in sporting contests

Search 18 U.S.C. § 224 : US Code - Section 224: Bribery in sporting contests

(a) Whoever carries into effect, attempts to carry into effect,
or conspires with any other person to carry into effect any scheme
in commerce to influence, in any way, by bribery any sporting
contest, with knowledge that the purpose of such scheme is to
influence by bribery that contest, shall be fined under this title,
or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
(b) This section shall not be construed as indicating an intent
on the part of Congress to occupy the field in which this section
operates to the exclusion of a law of any State, territory,
Commonwealth, or possession of the United States, and no law of any
State, territory, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States,
which would be valid in the absence of the section shall be
declared invalid, and no local authorities shall be deprived of any
jurisdiction over any offense over which they would have
jurisdiction in the absence of this section.
(c) As used in this section -
(1) The term "scheme in commerce" means any scheme effectuated
in whole or in part through the use in interstate or foreign
commerce of any facility for transportation or communication;
(2) The term "sporting contest" means any contest in any sport,
between individual contestants or teams of contestants (without
regard to the amateur or professional status of the contestants
therein), the occurrence of which is publicly announced before
its occurrence;
(3) The term "person" means any individual and any partnership,
corporation, association, or other entity.