What are Federal Crimes?
There are many federal crimes. Some federal crimes involve narcotics, bank robbery, fraudulent activity that affects interstate commerce, wire fraud, mail fraud or tax fraud, any crime in which the United States is defrauded, guns, environmental crimes, and civil rights violations. Some crimes may violate both state and federal laws, such as bank robbery. In these cases, the U.S. Attorney’s Office works closely with state and local law enforcement officials to determine whether a case will be brought in federal or state court.
There are many federal crimes. Some involve narcotics, bank robbery, fraudulent activity that affects interstate commerce, wire fraud, mail fraud or tax fraud, any crime in which the United States is defrauded, illegal guns, environmental crimes and civil rights violations. Some crimes may violate both state and federal laws, such as bank robbery. In these cases, the U.S. Attorney’s Office works closely with state and local law enforcement officials to determine where the case should be brought, based on where the public would be best served.
