31.   But Congress did not determine whether federal crimes were committed.

32.   But Congress has also created a pile of federal crimes that can make great press releases and lousy law.

33.   But computer hacking and network intrusion, a federal crime, has sharply increased.

34.   But Rapp said he saw the new law as an opportunity to put Farmer away for good by charging him with a federal crime.

35.   But the Senate did vote to make female genital mutilation a federal crime in the United States, punishable by up to five years in prison.

36.   By contrast, federal law prohibits such executions for those convicted of federal crimes.

37.   Cisneros was not under oath when he spoke with the FBI, but lying to the agency is a federal crime.

38.   Committing an act of terrorism against a mass transit system becomes a federal crime.

39.   Computer hacking of Web sites is a federal crime, punishable by up to five years in jail and hefty fines.

40.   Congress, however, must cite a power it has under the Constitution to take the broad step of making a state offense a federal crime.