18 U.S.C. § 1002 — Possession of false papers to defraud United States
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 63 words · no verdicts yet
This section punishes knowing possession of a false or altered document intended to defraud the United States and help another obtain money. The punishment is a fine, imprisonment for up to five years, or both.
Whoever, knowingly and with intent to defraud the United States, or any agency* thereof, possesses any false, altered, forged, or counterfeited writing or document for the purpose of enabling another to obtain from the United States, or from any agency, officer or agent thereof, any sum of money, must be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Whoever, knowingly and with intent to defraud the United States, or any agency* thereof, possesses any false, altered, forged, or counterfeited writing or document for the purpose of enabling another to obtain from the United States, or from any agency, officer or agent thereof, any sum of money, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 749; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 749
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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