[Lurker]

Nice catch. I've been citing that Federal Law for a couple of years now.

But from my research I can't find a single instance of it ever having been invoked against a public official. Not one.

L

[archy]

Nice catch. I've been citing that Federal Law for a couple of years now.

But from my research I can't find a single instance of it ever having been invoked against a public official. Not one.

L

Prosecutions under 18 S 242 are more common, since the penalties thereby include not only jail time and fines, but a possible federal death penalty. Several examples of 18/242 federal prosecutions can be found, most notably including the convictions of the cops involved in the Rodney King beating incident, and several following:

FORMER DALLAS TRANSIT POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION

FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA DEPUTY SHERIFF PLEADS GUILTY TO CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION

CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS OF MAN BEATEN WHILE HANDCUFFED IN WHEELCHAIR

And do not fret if a case has not been brought for a recent depredation: federal charges can and have been brought for violations of civil rights as long as 40 years after the fact.