Commonly Prosecuted Federal Offences

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Quarantine and Customs Offences

• drug importation
• students, foreign workers, elderly family members of migrants bringing meat and plant products
• pornography
• illegal steroids
• weapons, often purchased by mail order
• Illegal foreign fishing

Money Laundering

Offences against Corporate Law

Fraud on the Commonwealth

• Tax Fraud
• Medifraud
• Social Security Fraud

Failure to Comply with Tax Documentation Lodgement

• BAS Statements
• Failure to file Income Tax Returns

People Smuggling

Sexual Servitude

Terrorism

Airport Security Offences

Bankruptcy Offences

See also 'trends in federal sentencing' in the commentary on Part IB and the sentencing of federal offenders.

Last Updated: 8 February 2008