18 U.S.C. § 1958 : US Code - Section 1958: Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1958 : US Code - Section 1958: Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire

(a) Whoever travels in or causes another (including the intended
victim) to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or uses or
causes another (including the intended victim) to use the mail or
any facility of interstate or foreign commerce, with intent that a
murder be committed in violation of the laws of any State or the
United States as consideration for the receipt of, or as
consideration for a promise or agreement to pay, anything of
pecuniary value, or who conspires to do so, shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both; and
if personal injury results, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned for not more than twenty years, or both; and if death
results, shall be punished by death or life imprisonment, or shall
be fined not more than $250,000, or both.
(b) As used in this section and section 1959 -
(1) "anything of pecuniary value" means anything of value in
the form of money, a negotiable instrument, a commercial
interest, or anything else the primary significance of which is
economic advantage;
(2) "facility of interstate or foreign commerce" includes means
of transportation and communication; and
(3) "State" includes a State of the United States, the District
of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of
the United States.