Forging endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or securities of the United States
United States Code
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- 2025United States v. Garcia-Limon 10th Cir.
- 2024Singh v. United States D. Conn.
- 2024United States v. Thomas O'Lear 6th Cir.
- 2023Hinojo v. Zuckerberg E.D. Cal.
- 2021United States v. Zachary Thomas 6th Cir.
- 2019Barry Nnanna v. William Barr 9th Cir.
- 2019Byrd v. United States M.D. Fla.
- 2019Ray v. Finley M.D. Penn.
- 2015United States v. Reynolds 11th Cir.
- 2014United States v. Sheryl Lagrone 5th Cir.
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falsely makes or forges any endorsement or signature on a Treasury check or bond or security of the United States; or passes, utters, or publishes, or attempts to pass, utter, or publish, any Treasury check or bond or security of the United States bearing a falsely made or forged endorsement or signature; Whoever, with knowledge that such Treasury check or bond or security of the United States is stolen or bears a falsely made or forged endorsement or signature buys, sells, exchanges, receives, delivers, retains, or conceals any such Treasury check or bond or security of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. If the face value of the Treasury check or bond or security of the United States or the aggregate face value, if more than one Treasury check or bond or security of the United States, does not exceed $1,000, in any of the above-mentioned offenses, the penalty shall be a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Whoever, with intent to defraud— (Source: (Added Pub. L. 98–151, § 115(a), Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 976; amended Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3514, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4923; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), (L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §§ 602(e), 606(b), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503, 3511; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(a)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1806.))