USA Law

Tag: Patriot Act

  • Money Laundering

    Money Laundering in the United States Definition and Introduction to Money Laundering By Steven Mark Levy, who is an attorney in Los Angeles. He is the author of Federal Money Laundering Regulation: Banking, Corporate and Securities Compliance (Aspen Publishers). Before 1970 anyone could […]

  • Money Laundering

    Money Laundering in the United States Definition and Introduction to Money Laundering By Steven Mark Levy, who is an attorney in Los Angeles. He is the author of Federal Money Laundering Regulation: Banking, Corporate and Securities Compliance (Aspen Publishers). Before 1970 anyone could […]

  • Electronic Communications

    Electronic Communications in the United States Patriot Act Provisions of the Patriot Act Electronic Communications Introduction to Electronic Communications The Patriot Act expands the government's ability to eavesdrop on or to monitor electronic communications, such as telephone calls and […]

  • Electronic Communications

    Electronic Communications in the United States Patriot Act Provisions of the Patriot Act Electronic Communications Introduction to Electronic Communications The Patriot Act expands the government's ability to eavesdrop on or to monitor electronic communications, such as telephone calls and […]

  • Terrorism

    Terrorism in the United States Terrorism Definition It means the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. The U.S. Army definition is as follows: the calculated use of violence or the threat of violence to attain political or religious ideological goals through […]

  • Foreign Intelligence

    Foreign Intelligence in the United States Patriot Act Provisions of the Patriot Act Foreign Intelligence Gathering Within the United States Introduction to Foreign Intelligence The Patriot Act lowers the standards that the government is required to follow to gather intelligence on the […]

  • Terrorists

    Terrorists in the United States Patriot Act Provisions of the Patriot Act Material Aid to Terrorists Introduction to Terrorists Prior to the Patriot Act, U.S. law made it a criminal act to provide material support to an individual or organization that committed terrorist acts. The Patriot Act […]

  • Private Records

    Private Records in the United States Patriot Act Provisions of the Patriot Act Private Records Introduction to Private Records The Patriot Act has two sections-section 215 and section 505-that make it easier for the government to obtain a person’s medical, library, financial, student, or […]