The bill makes it illegal to falsely claim American citizenship with the purpose of obtaining any Federal or State benefit or service or for the purpose of voting or registering to vote in any Federal. State or local election. This bill gives the INS. the Irnmigration and Naturalization Service. wiretap authority in alien smuggling and document fraud cases. The bill broadens the definition of "aggravated felony" for purposes of our immigration laws. even beyond the new Terrorism Act. to include crimes of rape and sexual abuse of a minor. It lowers the fine threshold for money laundering from $100.000 to $10.000. It decreases the imprisonment threshold for theft. violence. racketeering. and document fraud from 5 years to 1 year.
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