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These are Federal charges, not state charges, so double jeopardy does not apply.I thought they were tried and convicted under the AZ code and found guilty. Is this a different charge or the Federal version of the same offense. Doesn't double jeopardy limit this considerable?
Similar to how a Federal pardon only protects you from Federal charges, but provides no protection against state charges (and vice versa).
Also because the alleged crimes happened here, it is US Attorney's in GA in charge of this.