body: Like the title asks: I know that US states (and their agencies) can be sued by the United States in federal court (this is an exception to their normal sovereign immunity). Does this exception extend to criminal charges? If a state or a state agency does something which would result in criminal charges against a private corporation, could the United States bring charges against the state?
  
  
  Citations would be nice, especially if there have actually been cases involving this.
  
  
  
title: Can a US state be charged with a crime in federal court?