§ 707. Former Prosecution in Another Jurisdiction: When a Bar.

When conduct constitutes a federal offense and an offense under the law of a local government or a foreign nation, a prosecution by the local government or foreign nation is a bar to a subsequent federal prosecution under either of the following circumstances: unless the Attorney General of the United States certifies that the interests of the United States would be unduly harmed if the federal prosecution is barred. In this section, "local" means of or pertaining to any of the 50 states of the United States or any political unit within any of the 50 states.


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