S08594Introduced in the Senate
Enacts the "securing customer assets against malfeasance" or "S.C.A.M." act; increases penalties for a scheme to defraud; broadens the definitions of commercial bribery and bribing a public servant; creates the crime of structuring; expands jurisdiction for tax revenue deprivation; increases penalties for defrauding the government and certain persons over the age of sixty-five.
Introduced by Zellnor Myrie, District 20
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Enacts the "securing customer assets against malfeasance" or "S.C.A.M." act; increases penalties for a scheme to defraud; broadens the definitions of commercial bribery and bribing a public servant; creates the crime of structuring; expands jurisdiction for tax revenue deprivation; increases penalties for defrauding the government and certain persons over the age of sixty-five.
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PRINT NUMBER 8594B
February 27, 2026
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PRINT NUMBER 8594A
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