Treason doesn't apply to foreign nationals who don't owe any allegiance to the United States. This rarity is due to the fact that most treason threatens the nation, not merely one state. But state treason prosecutions are extremely rare-by most accounts, only three people have ever been charged with treason on the state level. Most state constitutions include a treason provision similar to that in the U.S. A conviction bars the defendant from holding any federal office and carries the possibility of the death penalty. § 2381, mirrors the Constitution's language and imposes minimum penalties of five years' imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. This section authorizes Congress to set the penalties for treason but not to change the definition or create degrees of treason. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. Treason is the only crime defined in the U.S. Treason prosecutions are rare, with around 40 federal prosecutions (and even fewer convictions) in U.S.
1851).) It's the most serious offense one can commit against the government and punishable by imprisonment and death. ( In re Charge to Grand Jury, 2 Curt.C.C. Treason is "the highest of all crimes"-defined as intentionally betraying one's allegiance by levying war against the government or giving aid or comfort to its enemies.
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