Conspiring against the United States...

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

4. No

18 USC 371.

Its a common charge, carries a 5 year/250k penalty, but has a clause that limits it to a misdemeanor if the underlying crime was a misdemeanor. It generally covers people who made some attempt to defraud the US gov in some way or lied or withheld information from the government during the course of business. Very typical in money laundering cases, cases where there were questionable events or deceptive practices that occurred between the government and the suspect.