                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
              CHAPTER 42--EXTORTIONATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
 
Sec. 893. Financing extortionate extensions of credit

    Whoever willfully advances money or property, whether as a gift, as 
a loan, as an investment, pursuant to a partnership or profit-sharing 
agreement, or otherwise, to any person, with reasonable grounds to 
believe that it is the intention of that person to use the money or 
property so advanced directly or indirectly for the purpose of making 
extortionate extensions of credit, shall be fined under this title or an 
amount not exceeding twice the value of the money or property so 
advanced, whichever is greater, or shall be imprisoned not more than 20 
years, or both.

(Added Pub. L. 90-321, title II, Sec. 202(a), May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 
161; amended Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 
1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $10,000''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1961, 2516 of this title.
