Criminal Resource Manual 1574 Kidnapping -- Description of Offense -- 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(5)

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Kidnapping—Description of Offense—18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(5)

The gist of the offense defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(5) is the kidnapping of a Federal official which is done while the Federal officer is engaged in, or on account of, the performance of his/her official duties.
[cited in USAM 9-65.600]

1574	Kidnapping—Description of Offense—18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(5)
The gist of the offense defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(5) is the kidnapping of a Federal official which is done while the Federal officer is engaged in, or on account of, the performance of his/her official duties. [cited in USAM 9-65.600]