Exhibit 818

FARA Enforcement (NSD FARA Unit web page)

Exhibit 818 · Agency web page

FARA Enforcement (NSD FARA Unit web page)

be punished by a fine of not more than $250,000 or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years.

States the criminal penalty for willful violation or false statement in a registration (22 U.S.C. 618(a)), the continuing-offense rule for failure to register (618(e)), the Attorney General's civil injunction authority (618(f)), and the bar on public officials acting as agents of a registrable foreign principal (18 U.S.C. 219).

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division
Date: Read 10 November 2026
Quoted from: I. Criminal Penalties (22 U.S.C. § 618(a))
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.justice.gov/nsd-fara/fara-enforcement
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

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Finding POL-6.1: Primary record FARA requires a person who acts at the direction or control of a foreign principal and engages in political activities in the United States to register and file disclosures. A willful violation or false statement in a filing carries up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and the Attorney General may seek a civil injunction. Since 1995 an agent of a non-government foreign principal who registers under the Lobbying Disclosure Act is exempt from FARA registration.