Every 1201 violation in the indictment is paired with a Title 18 violation, which is the section on Federal crimes. See https://www.eff.org/node/55475 https://w

Every 1201 violation in the indictment is paired with a Title 18 violation, which is the section on Federal crimes. See https://www.eff.org/node/55475 https://www.eff.org/node/55475 At least from my reading of section 1201 alone, I don't see criminal charges mentioned, though I'm just a laymen. They seem to be able to use it in combination to charge you though, so not any better than Japan.