50 U.S.C. § 217 — Trading in captured or abandoned property

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Military and naval personnel can't buy, sell, or trade captured or abandoned property for their own profit. Anyone who gets such property must hand it over to an authorized agent right away. Violators face a fine up to $5,000 and up to three years in prison.

This is one undivided rule. Everyone serving in the military or naval service of the United States is banned from buying, selling, trading, or dealing in any way with captured or abandoned property, if doing so would get them — or anyone else connected to them, directly or indirectly — any profit, benefit, or advantage. Whenever such property comes into someone's possession, custody, or control, that person must give notice of it to an agent appointed under this chapter, and turn the property over to that agent without delay. Any officer of the United States — civil, military, or naval — or any sutler, soldier, marine, or other person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and can be fined up to $5,000 and imprisoned in the penitentiary for up to three years. Violations of this section can be tried before any court, civil or military, that is competent to hear the case.

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All persons in the military or naval service of the United States are prohibited from buying or selling, trading, or in any way dealing in captured or abandoned property, whereby they shall receive or expect any profit, benefit, or advantage to themselves, or any other person, directly or indirectly connected with them; and it shall be the duty of such person whenever such property comes into his possession or custody, or within his control, to give notice thereof to some agent, appointed by virtue of this chapter, and to turn the same over to such agent without delay. Any officer of the United States, civil, military, or naval, or any sutler, soldier, or marine, or other person who shall violate any provision of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $5,000, and imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than three years. Violations of this section shall be cognizable before any court, civil or military, competent to try the same.

Source credit: (R.S. § 5313.)

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