Name
Code sections
Actions targeted
Criminal penalty
Gramm-LeachBliley Act
15 U.S.C. §6821
Obtain or attempt to
obtain, or cause to be
disclosed or attempt to
cause to be disclosed to
any person, customer
information of a financial
institution relating to
another person—
(1) by making a false,
fictitious, or fraudulent
statement or representation to an officer,
employee, or agent of a
financial institution;
(2) by making a false,
fictitious, or fraudulent
statement or representation to a customer of a
financial institution; or
(3) by providing any
document to an officer,
employee, or agent of a
financial institution,
knowing that the document is forged, counterfeit, lost, or stolen, was
fraudulently obtained, or
contains a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation
294
Fined in accordance
with title 18 or
imprisoned for not more
than 5 years, or both
295
Whoever violates, or
attempts to violate, section 6821 of this title
while violating another
law of the U.S. or as part
of a pattern of any illegal activity involving
more than $100,000 in a
12-month period shall
be fined twice the
amount provided in
subsection (b)(3) or (c)
(3) (as the case may be)
of section 3571 of title
18, imprisoned for not
more than 10 years, or
both
296
Pen Register Act 18 U.S.C. §3121
Knowingly install or use
a pen register or a trap
and trace device without
first obtaining a court
order
297
A fine as provided by
Title 18 and imprisonment of not more than
1 year
298
(continued)
294 15 U.S.C. §6821(a).
295 15 U.S.C. §6823(a).
296 15 U.S.C. §6823(b).
297 18 U.S.C. §3121(a).
298 18 U.S.C. §3121(d).
Data Protection in the United States: U.S. National Report
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