Bob Campbell has been charged with a series of bank robberies over the last year, stashing his ill-gotten gains in a neighboring state. He has been unemployed and feels as though he had no other recourse than to resort to theft. Mr. Campbell does not have a prior record. Based upon the type of crime Mr. Campbell has committed, what court has jurisdiction over this case?

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Federal courts have jurisdiction over cases involving crimes that cross state lines, such as when the proceeds of a crime committed in one state are stashed in another state.

Bob Campbell Has Been Charged with a Series of Bank