12 USC 5566: Referrals for criminal proceedings
Text contains those laws in effect on September 6, 2024
From Title 12-BANKS AND BANKINGCHAPTER 53-WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTIONSUBCHAPTER V-BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTIONPart E-Enforcement Powers
§5566. Referrals for criminal proceedings
If the Bureau obtains evidence that any person, domestic or foreign, has engaged in conduct that may constitute a violation of Federal criminal law, the Bureau shall transmit such evidence to the Attorney General of the United States, who may institute criminal proceedings under appropriate law. Nothing in this section affects any other authority of the Bureau to disclose information.
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