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AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES MANUAL

2024

AMENDMENT 122

The Commentary to §2C1.1 captioned "Background" is amended in the eighth paragraph by deleting "extortions, conspiracies, and attempts" and inserting in lieu thereof "extortion, or attempted extortion,".

Reason for Amendment: The purpose of this amendment is to correct a technical error. This section expressly covers extortion and attempted extortion; conspiracy is covered through the operation of §2X1.1.

Effective Date: The effective date of this amendment is November 1, 1989.