Mail, money, or other property of United States
United States Code
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- 2026United States v. Xavier Boyd 8th Cir.
- 2026United States v. Ross 2d Cir.
- 2026United States v. Kendrick Holland 6th Cir.
- 2025Rojas-Tapia v. United States 1st Cir.
- 2025Forteza-Garcia v. United States 1st Cir.
- 2025United States v. Marquis Melton 8th Cir.
- 2024United States v. Mickael Oliver 8th Cir.
- 2024United States v. James Chandler 3rd Cir.
- 2024United States v. Smith 5th Cir.
- 2024Pannell v. United States 2d Cir.
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A person who assaults any person having lawful charge, control, or custody of any mail matter or of any money or other property of the United States, with intent to rob, steal, or purloin such mail matter, money, or other property of the United States, or robs or attempts to rob any such person of mail matter, or of any money, or other property of the United States, shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than ten years; and if in effecting or attempting to effect such robbery he wounds the person having custody of such mail, money, or other property of the United States, or puts his life in jeopardy by the use of a dangerous weapon, or for a subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned not more than twenty-five years. A person who receives, possesses, conceals, or disposes of any money or other property that has been obtained in violation of this section, knowing the same to have been unlawfully obtained, shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, fined under this title, or both. (Source: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223(d), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2028; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3562, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4927; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, §§ 320602, 320903(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2115, 2124; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 604(b)(17), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3507.))