§2339 Harboring or Concealing Terrorists

Summary

Hiding or helping someone stay hidden when you know, or have good reason to think, they have done or are about to do very serious crimes — such as destroying aircraft, using biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons, bombing or arson that risks death, attacking ships, destroying energy facilities, sabotaging nuclear sites, committing terrorism across borders, or hijacking planes — is a crime. A person who does this can be fined, put in jail for up to 10 years, or both. The government can charge the helper in any federal court where the original crime happened, or in another federal court if the law allows.