### Question
Can you define what represented means?


### Answer
**Represented** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 1956*:

> any representation made by a law enforcement officer or by another person at the direction of, or with the approval of, a Federal official authorized to investigate or prosecute violations of this section

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 1956*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 95-RACKETEERING**

