Possession of property in aid of foreign government
United States Code
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- 1999LUIS BIA
- 1994United States v. McKinley 9th Cir.
- 1991States v. Johnson 1st Cir.
- 1981Hanoch Tel-Oren v. Libyan Arab Republic D.D.C.
- 1974Gooding v. United States U.S.
- 1970United States v. Premises, 801 North Seventh Street S.D. Ill.
- 1970Williams v. Blount D.D.C.
- 1968Michael v. United States 10th Cir.
- 1964Roberts v. United States 8th Cir.
- 1963United States v. Roberts E.D. Ark.
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Whoever, in aid of any foreign government, knowingly and willfully possesses or controls any property or papers used or designed or intended for use in violating any penal statute, or any of the rights or obligations of the United States under any treaty or the law of nations, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (Source: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 745; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.))