17‑1315(L) (Kearse, Parker, and Sullivan, JJ. 29 U.S.C. Bribery And Graft Affecting Employee Benefit Plans -- 18 U.S.C. 2 Is Not An Independent Offense, 2479. Outline Of 29 U.S.C. No additional proof is required that the defendant was not entitled to such property or that he knew he had no claim to the property which he sought to obtain. United States v. Capo, 817 F.2d 947, 951-52 (2d Cir. Nobody will ever believe your story. The answer is moving these criminals to prison when the break the law so we can all live safe in our homes. This is a clear violation of the Hobbs Act by using terrorism to gain real estate property. 6.18.1951-1 Hobbs Act - Robbery Defined . Section 924(c)- Attempted Hobbs Act robbery does not constitute a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. by robbery Or extortion. Elements Of Proof For 29 U.S.C. Hobbs Act robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. This chapter focuses on the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. The Subway Federal Criminal Defense. Finally, the Court said, Hobbs Act robbery cannot qualify as a crime of violence under the Guidelines "force clause," because Hobbs Act robbery can include force against property, while the "force clause" requires physical force against a . 1281 And 1282 Transferred Effective July 5, 1994] Damage To Property Being Transported In Interstate Or Foreign Commerce, 2460. § 1951; the use and carry of a firearm during and in relation to the Hobbs Act robbery of the Bells Express Truck Stop (Count 7) under 18 U.S.C. As agreed upon by the parties, -Cruz was sentenced toCerros ten years' imprisonment. .�j�M�K� 1954). (c), is a reference to act Mar. 1994), vacated on other grounds and superseded in part on denial of reh'g, 94 F.3d 53 (2d Cir. Pp. Under the Juvenile Delinquency Act . Hobbs Act robbery, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years, often occurs in . For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a . Labor Management Relations Act -- 29 U.S.C. Found inside – Page 25S. 462 would make clear that the Hobbs Act punishes the actual or threatened use of force and violence which is ... 462 and the existing definition of robbery in subsection ( b ) of the Act would continue to apply the Hobbs Act to both ... Prigan's 2014 conviction for Hobbs Act robbery is therefore not a crime of violence under § 4B1.2(a)'s force clause. At trial the government presented evidence that Williams participated in numerous meetings to plan the robbery, took official police paperwork and a police vehicle to use in the scheme, and armed himself in preparation for the robbery. This Court's decision in United States v. McCoy, 995 F.3d 32 (2d Cir. Hobbs Act -- Extortion By Force, Violence, Or Fear, 2404. 1951), 2407. Hobbs Act extortion includes threats to property, and thus is too broad under that term as well. �5Y�cm��2�Z�7���|��,���n�����$��;��1����qL-j�O���Nbܔ�{ėz�ؼ�lR�8ׅ҂��ٚ���J�i8������MJ�u���b\�谄������*� A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. The labor claim-of-right defense has been held not to excuse the following kinds of coercive demands: Several courts of appeals have limited the claim-of-right defense to the context of labor-management disputes by refusing to extend the defense to extortionate violence and economic fear in commercial disputes and public corruption cases. Sections 101-115 of Title 29, referred to in subsec. The prosecution in a Hobbs Act robbery case satisfies the Act's commerce element if it shows that the defendant robbed or attempted to rob a drug dealer of drugs or drug proceeds. Investigative Jurisdiction Generally, 2403. Form Indictment -- Solicitation Or Receipt Of Prohibited Payment By Labor Union Official In Private Sector (Taft-Hartley) (186(b)(1) And (d)(2) Based On 186(a)(2)) -- 29 U.S.C. Found inside – Page 651... both the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statutes and the Hobbs Act as it concerns federally regulated ... For example , if a bank robbery involves violence , a hostage - type situation , gang activity , or an inordinate ... Found inside – Page 1107971 Although Professor Quigley recognized that the present Hobbs Act , " which makes robbery a federal crime , contains an ... 67 For example , Professor Quigley erroneously attributes jurisdictional significance to the bills provision ... Coercive Or Fraudulent Interference With ERISA Rights -- 29 U.S.C. 20, 2021) (distinguishing McCall in holding that "because [defendant's] jury was not instructed on either attempt or conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, the court finds that his conviction on Count Three necessarily included only actual Hobbs Act robbery"). § 1951, attempted Hobbs Act robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. Form Indictment -- Falsification Of Annual Financial Report Filed By Labor Union In The Private Sector (29 U.S.C. 17 0 obj << /Linearized 1 /O 20 /H [ 727 150 ] /L 27291 /E 3559 /N 5 /T 26907 >> endobj 80501 [formerly 15 U.S.C. An attempt to commit a crime of violence, such as Hobbs Act robbery, is also a crime of violence. Aiding And Abetting An Attempted Crime, 2404. Found inside – Page 20For example, in the spring and early summer of 1995, several small businesses in the Dallas area were victimized in a ... Similarly, the Third Circuit and the Fourth Circuit affirmed Hobbs Act robbery convictions, reasoning that the ... 1991) (violence against union members in retaliation for support of opposition candidate for union office); United States v. Castor, 937 F.2d 293, 299 (7th Cir. After successfully doing so he escaped with over . 1982) (beating of debtor to coerce repayment of purported debt); United States v. Porcaro, 648 F.2d 753, 760 (1st Cir. Hobbs Act robberies are extremely serious and require expert legal defense. 1978) (offer by employer to pay union official for labor peace held to be "simply planning for inevitable demand for money" by the union official under the circumstances); United States v. Gigante, 39 F.3d 42, 49 (2d Cir. of commerce by robbery—a Hobbs Act robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. Found inside – Page 297The United States Attorneys ' Manual provides that the robbery provisions of the Hobbs Act should be applied only in “ cases which involve organized crime activity or which are part of some wide - ranging scheme , and requires ... Relief By Exemption From Disability In A Particular Prohibited Position, 2451. an example of classified documents with classification markings located at the top and bottom of the document. Failure To Perform ERISA Reporting And Disclosure -- 29 U.S.C. 186 (Taft-Hartley Act Sec. Relief By Reduction Of The Length Of Disability, 2450. 1141, 2434. 501(c)), 2417. one count of Hobbs Act robbery. In a First Circuit Hobbs Act opinion, United States v.Brennick, No. Keeney Memorandum -- Recent Amendments To The Federal Child Pornography And Abuse Statutes -- 18 U.S.C. Pa. 1984), aff'd, 753 F.2d 293, 297-300 (3d Cir. In its labor-management context, the claim-of-right defense is not applicable where defendants do not have legitimate labor objectives. 26, 2005) the court writes: . Hobbs Act robberies are extremely serious and require expert legal defense. Form Indictment -- Embezzlement And Theft Of Labor Union Assets In The Private Sector -- (29 U.S.C. Garcia contends that Hobbs Act robbery under 18 U.S.C. 1996) (extortion of money, unwanted labor, and subcontracts on construction projects by threatened shutdowns and labor unrest); United States v. Hanigan, 681 F.2d 1127, 1130-31 (9th Cir. 90, 47 Stat. If convicted of the robbery charge, the three men will face a maximum term of 20 years in prison. 2429. Wearing a mask and hat pulled down over his head he used a gun to instill fear in the mind of the owner. Found insideThere is no doubt that robbery is a crime worth deterring through federal and state prosecution of those who engage in ... Doesn't the Appeals Court in this case uphold the Hobbs Act in such a way as to embody precisely the fear Chief ... Robbery and the Hobbs Act. 1989) (in prosecution involving debtor's withholding of property from a creditor-bank, "the term 'wrongful' requires the government to prove, in cases involving extortion based on economic fear, that the defendant knew that he was not legally entitled to the property that he received. Instructions On Final Injunction On Prosecutions Under The Communications Decency Act, 2466. Hobbs Act Guilty Plea Yields Nine-and-a-half year Sentence. 1991) (the right to support candidates for union office); United States v. Teamsters Local 560, 550 F. Supp. References in Text. The case: In 2003, Justin Taylor was convicted of conspiracy to commit a Hobbs Act robbery and with using a firearm in furtherance of a "crime of violence." In 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit granted Taylor permission to file a second motion to vacate his conviction for use of a firearm in light of Johnson v. United States (2015), which narrowed the Armed Career Criminal . The court agreed with its sister circuits and defendants, holding that because the offense can be committed by a threat to person or property, the statute is too broad to qualify as a crime of violence . 504 And 1111. Injunction -- Communications Decency Act, 2467. He attempted to commit robbery, a crime that, as defined in the Hobbs Act, includes the use or threatened use of force or violence for the purpose of unlawfully taking personal property from the . *7�NjbAɪ�I:"NhE�����#�>�SN)n���-nc����,����M�v����*��P�Ka��ȡ�k4wL욏�1�[�9o+X'bK���ǒ�2-����b%s������0�f[Ƹ4�X�4Mr�{�$7��)=��s�x���%�[��s&�͑�������\�C7�����P��)5��mB����&�����L 6��1C׾V�嶩�}o��`9&~�c���C^�}�ꛔ��@ˀxfv�羦N�1❱�.X�v҃�a�Y[�FL�� endobj 22 0 obj << /Name /F0 /BaseFont /Courier /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 1 0 obj << /Parent 14 0 R /Resources << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] /Font << /F0 22 0 R >> >> /Type /Page /Contents 2 0 R /Thumb 10 0 R /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /CropBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Rotate 0 >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 2112 >> stream Hobbs Act robbery of the Bells Express Truck Stop (Count 6) under 18 U.S.C. 462 (E.D. commit Hobbs Act robbery because he did not take a substantial step towards committing the offense. But if you tick off the wrong person, it's called a violation of the Hobbs Act. Cerros-Cruz entered into a plea agreement on the conspiracy count, and in return, the government dismissed the robbery count against him. 2401. 664 -- Embezzlement And Theft From Employee Benefit Plans In The Private Sector, 2415. A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. See more. Count Four charges that this conspiracy involved armed robberies of suspected narcotics traffickers and others involved in commercial activities that affected interstate commerce. The district court denied the defendants' motion s. A month later, Kemp pled guilty. Found insideIn keeping with Congress' authority to regulate certain commerce —but not robbery generally—the central feature of a Hobbs Act crime is an effect on commerce. The Act begins by focusing on commerce and then carefully describes the ... Attempted Hobbs Act robbery consists of an intent to rob, coupled with a substantial step toward that objective; conspiracy, a scheme of two or more to rob or extort; and accomplice liability, aiding and abetting a Hobbs Act violation of another. 6.18.1951-1 Hobbs Act - Robbery Defined . Id. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS 186, 2408. Found inside – Page 651... both the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statutes and the Hobbs Act as it concerns federally regulated ... For example , if a bank robbery involves violence , a hostage - type situation , gang activity , or an inordinate ... Ź��o�� ���ך[������1D�c�"D���n���C6�g��Ε �n���8�����va��΁� The government also argued that [Eason] must "cite a plausible, real-world example of a Hobbs Act robbery that could be committed without a threat to a person, with only a threat to property." In doing so, the government cites information from United States v. St. Hubert , 909 F.3d 335, 350 (11th Cir. Did the defendant's conduct actually or potentially obstruct, delay, or affect interstate or foreign commerce in any (realistic) way or degree? For example, a concurrence cites United States v. The maximum penalty for Hobbs Act robbery is 20 years in prison. 844(i), 2459. SCOTUS Says Hobbs Act Applies to Drug Robberies. The Hobbs Act is a federal statute under 18 U.S.C § 1951 that makes it illegal for anyone to impede or affect interstate commerce "in any way or degree" by committing robbery or extortion. The relevant counts are: U. There are types of Hobbs Act violations, for example extortion, that may not qualify under this definition, but extortion is not what Farmer did. Under that guideline, a defendant's 2018 sentence for illegally possessing firearms was boosted based on his 2014 conviction of a Hobbs . 1982). United States v. Enmons, 410 U.S. 396, 400 (1973). 1996) (causing some businesses to refuse operations with the victim sufficiently induced the victim's consent to give up property, consisting of a right to contract freely with other businesses, as long as there were other businesses beyond defendants' control with whom the victim could do business). Please contact webmaster@usdoj.gov if you have any questions about the archive site. My first call for somebody in my attic was 2011 and then a year later in 2012, my phone lines were cut and I was shot while burglar alarms were going off in my attic. Hobbs Act violations may be supported by proof of a direct effect on the channels or instrumentalities of interstate or foreign commerce, as for example, where the threatened conduct would result in the interruption of the interstate movement of goods or labor. Generally, the extortionate obtaining of property by the wrongful use of actual or threatened force or violence in a commercial dispute requires proof of a defendant's intent to induce the victim to give up property. Found inside – Page 1172Finally, none of the “overt acts alleged”—which included writing the program that obtained the e-mail addresses, ... For example, in a prosecution for Hobbs Act robbery, venue may be proper in any district where commerce is affected ... 3��8#�n7���x[W��ը?� ����^�h�oj(w� 664, 2416. 1982) (robbery of three undocumented alien farm workers while they were traveling from Mexico to the United States in search of work); United States v. Capo, 791 F.2d 1054, 1067-68 (2d Cir. Form Indictment -- Offer And Gift Of Bribery And Graft Payments Affecting Employee Pension Or Welfare Plan In The Private Sector -- (18 U.S.C. In this particular case the feds invoked the Hobbs Act, and charged the defendant with interference with commerce by robbery. Since Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence, it follows that the attempt to commit Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence. 4-9. See United States v. Debs, 949 F.2d 199, 201 (6th Cir. Sec. Enforcement Actions Under Current Section 1128B(a)(6) Of The Social Security Act, 2469. Form Indictment -- Interference With Commerce By Robbery (18 U.S.C. (a) The language of the Hobbs Act is unmistakably broad and reaches any obstruction, delay, or other effect on commerce, 18 U. S. C. §1951(a), "over . Use Of Arson Or Explosives When A Labor Dispute Is Involved -- 18 U.S.C. at 181, 184. See United States v. Duhon, 565 F.2d 345, 349 and 351 (5th Cir. Only a de minimis effect on commerce is required to uphold a Hobbs Act conviction. 1985) (rejecting claim of right defense to defendant's use of violence to withdraw property from a business partnership). 1981) (franchisor's violence to compel franchisee to vacate premises); United States v. French, 628 F.2d 1069, 1075 (8th Cir.1980) (public official's kickbacks on bail bond settlements); United States v. Cerilli, 603 F.2d 415, 419 (3d Cir. Hobbs Act violations may be supported by proof of a direct effect on the channels or instrumentalities of interstate or foreign commerce, as for example, where the threatened conduct would result in the interruption of the interstate movement of goods or labor. Section 1951 also proscribes conspiracy to commit robbery or extortion without reference to the conspiracy statute at 18 U.S.C. Found inside – Page 686We do not resolve what the Government must prove to establish Hobbs Act robbery where some other type of business or ... In 2016, for example, the payment is 2.5 percent of an individual's household income, but no less than $695 and no ... The Ninth Circuit did not decide whether a conspiracy to commit a crime of violence is also a crime of violence. At trial the government presented evidence that Williams participated in numerous meetings to plan the robbery, took official police paperwork and a police vehicle to use in the scheme, and armed himself in preparation for the robbery. 1982), aff'd, 780 F.2d 267 (3rd Cir. 1992) (failure to instruct that defendant must know he had no entitlement to property he sought by use of economic fear did not rise to the level of plain error; but "knowledge of the extortion encompasses knowledge of the lack of lawful claim to the property."). Hobbs Act -- Under Color Of Official Right, 2405. 1624, 1630 (1995); material in brackets added; see also United States v. Atcheson, 94 F.3d 1237, 1243 (9th Cir. 1990) (an attempt to instill fear included a demand for money from a victim who knew that the defendant was only pretending to be a federal undercover agent when he threatened the victim with prosecution unless money was paid). Apr. Form Indictment -- False Statements And Concealment Of Facts In Employee Benefit Plan Records Or Reports, 2439. Found inside – Page 164The jurisdictional basis of robbery ( Sec . 1721 ) , for example , is expanded in trio ways . Current federal law makes robbery ( nonbank ) an offense only if it affects interstate commerce under the * / Hobbs Act . 18 U.S.C. 1951 ... 1954, 2422. 186(b)(1) And (d)(2) Based On § 186(a)(4)) - 29, 2411. Moore, 916 F.3d 231 (2d Cir. § 1951) which prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion affecting interstate or foreign commerce. 1969) (the right to solicit garbage collection customers). Therefore, the proscribed offenses fall within the category of crimes based on the Commerce Clause whose "de minimis character of individual instances arising under [the] statute is of no consequence." § 924(c)—and more generally whether any at-tempt to commit a "crime of violence" is itself neces-sarily a "crime of violence." § 924(c)(3)(B). %PDF-1.3 %���� Decisions Related To 18 U.S.C. 8.143A HOBBS ACT—ROBBERY OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY(18 U.S.C. See United States v. Zemek, 634 F.3d 1159, 1174 (9th Cir. Found insideOF RACKETEERING ACTIVITY RICO predicate acts are defined in the Hobbs Act (interference with commerce, robbery, ... Thus, Act, for § 1962) example, a RICO crimes case in Illinois, which are not federal crimes, can be the basis for the ... 439(c)), 2438. Form Indictment -- Bribery Of Labor Union Official In The Private Sector; Labor-Management Relations Act (Taft-Hartley) (186(a)(4) And (d)(2)) - 29 U.S.C. tiple counts of Hobbs Act robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery. Moreover, attempted extortion may include an attempt to instill fear in a federal agent conducting a covert investigation or a defendant "made of unusually stern stuff." .w��n@�M�2)%8�}`�|u�Z�E���8'5�����08G�V`�xC fc(,=�(�hf��eҾ�\��>,bw���O�$�Jj����N��� �g�t��ra�Ϧ�[ZsM�)4y�wW����` ���8y?~�D�L%�id���Z�ʊH���\U���Z K��cY���s�5�*�'�����gӧ�NŎ�f���;"Qg��d�p�/O�y��������!���������C��}x���j�x�)ȭ:q�74@M�"t��ׂ ���3�������� Brennick next contends that the evidence was insufficient to establish that the robbery affected interstate commerce. 0000000574 00000 n Form Indictment -- Solicitation Or Receipt Of Bribery Payment By Labor Union Officials In The Private Sector; Labor-Management Relations Act (Taft-Hartley) (29 U.S.C. We then have the people who are rudely asking, begging or ordering me to sale my home and move. See United States v. Taylor, 92 F.3d 1313, 1333 (2d Cir. 2427. Litigating Authority Before The U.S. Parole Commission, 2452. Investigative Jurisdiction -- 29 U.S.C. endstream endobj 20 0 obj << /Parent 14 0 R /Resources << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] /Font << /F0 22 0 R >> >> /Type /Page /Contents 21 0 R /Thumb 9 0 R /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /CropBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Rotate 0 >> endobj 21 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 2061 >> stream Robbery is the unlawful taking or obtaining of personal property from the person or in the presence of another, against (his)(her) will, by means of actual or threatened force, or violence, or fear of injury, whether immediately 2 Traditionally, the criminalization and prosecution of local robbery was a local or state concern. Robbery, assault and murder can even be charged under the Hobbs act, as can conspiracy to do any of those acts. Garcia first argues that Hobbs Act robbery does not involve "the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force" as required by § 924(c)(3)(A). Form Indictment -- Intentional And Knowing Permitting Of Prohibited Service By Convicted Individuals Sentenced After October 12, 1984, 2449. 15- 10586, 2020 WL - (CN) - The Supreme Court on Monday held the government can prosecute a robbery of drug dealers under federal law without having to first prove the drugs were intended for sale across state lines. They desperately want me out of this home which proves a capital murder attempt. Sec. 664), 2420. United States v. Arambasich, 597 F.2d 609, 611 (7th Cir. 1951), 2406. Comment. Examples of robbery violating the Hobbs Act include the following: The Hobbs Act states: Whoever in anyway or degree obstructs, delays, or affects commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by robbery or extortion or attempts or conspires so to do, or commits or threatens physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to do . For starters, robbery under the Hobbs Act is reserved for organized crime, wide-ranging schemes, and gang activity. Coordination Of Parallel Criminal, Civil, And Administrative Proceedings, 2465. 511, 513-14 (D.N.J. In a First Circuit Hobbs Act opinion, United States v.Brennick, No. The Hobbs Act states that whoever in any way affects commerce, OR CONSPIRES TO, by extortion where extortion means the obtaining of property from another, wi. 3 With the passage of Hobbs, the federal . Found inside – Page 112For example, because risk and needs are an important aspect of the evaluation of a defendant's functioning, ... 2007, to one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.s.C. § 1951(a) and 18 U.s.C. § 2, ... 49 U.S.C. 1991) (violent threats to obtain consent to enter into business arrangement); United States v. Zappola, 677 F.2d 264, 269 (2d Cir. More important than these examples, however, is the fact that this method or theory . Because Hobbs Act robbery sweeps more broadly than § 4B1.2(a)'s force clause, Hobbs Act robbery is not a categorical match for § 4B1.2(a)'s force clause. Congress meant for the Hobbs Act to reach as far as the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution would allow. The information here may be outdated and links may no longer function. He pleaded guilty to all three charges and his presentence report (PSR) noted that he had prior convic-tions in Illinois for robbery and attempted murder, both crimes of violence under the Guidelines. The Cricket Wireless robbery formed the basis for Count 2, Hobbs Act robbery, and Count 3, brandishing a firea rm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Found inside – Page 52Examining Effective Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Strategies : Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, ... For example , where a Hobbs Act robbery has been committed at a small “ Mom & Pop ” type business , such as a ... 302), 2414. 1979) (solicitation of political contributions); United States v. Warledo, 557 F.2d 721, 729-730 (10th Cir. Apr. Bonding Of Officers And Employees Of Labor Organizations -- 29 U.S.C. 1991). 461 And 463 -- Labor Organization Under Trusteeship, 2461. �\��Z jo�X9��k�^���u5��PT=v�‡�yc�? United States v. Mattson, 671 F.2d 1020 (7th Cir. 1994) (conviction for robbery of a computer company employee reversed on grounds that theft of victim's automobile with cellular phone had an insufficient effect on his employer's business); United States v. Quigley, 53 F.3d 909 (8th Cir. § 1951, prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion affecting interstate or foreign commerce. Found inside – Page 216At common law, robbery was a felony that consisted of (1) a taking of another's per- robbery The crime of or placing ... The intent to steal (animus furundi), for example, was the same as in larceny and the taking of property had to be ... 1995) (upholding Hobbs Act convictions for robberies whose proceeds the defendant would have used to purchase products in interstate commerce), quoting, United States v. Lopez, --- U.S. ---, 115 S.Ct. at 1260. §  411). �&�H_��6����ڶ�# :*�n8� �U]���p��s��$�M�o���_�tZ`� n�����;F��!����K�*'��. 1987) (solicitation of money from job applicants by persons having no decisionmaking authority in return for favorable influence with employment counselors was insufficient evidence of inducement by fear); but see United States v. Blanton, 793 F.2d 1553, 1558 (11th Cir. McCoy (Kearse, Parker, Sullivan), the Second Circuit held that attempt to commit Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a crime of violence, siding with the majority of circuit courts, and parting ways . Form Indictment -- Embezzlement And Theft From An Employee Pension Or Welfare Benefit Plans Or A Fund Connected With Such Plans -- (18 U.S.C. X Found inside – Page 164Current federal law males robbery ( nonbank ) an offense only if it affects interstate commerce under the * / Hobbs Act . 18 U.S.C. 1951 , The Hobbs Act has been construed to limit the offense to racketeering . See United States v . 04-1419, Slip op. 1977) (argument that FBI agent pretending to be extortion victim could not be placed in fear is not a defense to attempted extortion of the agent); see also United States v. Ward, 914 F.2d 1340, 1347 (9th Cir. The Court next held that a Hobbs Act robbery is also a "crime of violence" under clause B of § 924(c)(3), since such a crime categorically "by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense." 18 U.S.C. Hill and his codefendants forced three employees and a female customer from the sales floor to the back breakroom at gunpoint. 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