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18 U.S.C. § 1517 — Obstructing examination of financial institution

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18 U.S.C. § 1517 — Obstructing examination of financial institution

Whoever corruptly obstructs or attempts to obstruct any examination of a financial institution by an agency of the United States with jurisdiction to conduct an examination of such financial institution shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

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Whoever corruptly obstructs or attempts to obstruct any examination of a financial institution by an agency of the United States with jurisdiction to conduct an examination of such financial institution shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

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12 U.S.C. § 4204 — Ineligibility to file valid declarations

**(a) In general** A declaration filed pursuant to section 4201 11 See References in Text note below. of this title and in accordance with sections 4202 and 4203 of this title is valid unless— (1) the declaration is filed by a current or former officer or employee of a Federal or State government agency or instrumentality who discovered or gathered the information in the declaration, in whole or in part, while acting within the course of the declarant’s government employment; (2) the declaration is filed by a person who knowingly participated in the violation of [section 1517 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1517&num=0&edition=prelim) or any of the sections of title 18 referred to in [section 1833a(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1833a/c&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other fraudulent conduct with respect to which the declaration is made; (3) the declaration is filed by an institution-affiliated party (as defined in [section 1813(u) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813/u&num=0&edition=prelim)) who withheld information during the course of any bank examination or investigation authorized pursuant to [section 1820 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1820&num=0&edition=prelim) which such party owed a fiduciary duty to disclose; (4) the declaration is filed by a member of the immediate family of the individual whose activities are the subject of the declaration or where, in the discretion of the Attorney General, it appears the individual could benefit from the award; or (5) the declaration consists of allegations or transactions that have be

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12 U.S.C. § 4224 — Ineligibility to file valid declarations

**(a) In general** A declaration filed pursuant to [section 4221 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4221&num=0&edition=prelim) and in accordance with sections 4222 and 4223 of this title is valid unless— (1) the declaration is filed by a current or former officer or employee of a Federal or State government agency or instrumentality who discovered or gathered the information in the declaration, in whole or in part, while acting within the course of the declarant’s government employment; (2) the declaration is filed by a person who knowingly participated in the violation of [section 1517 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1517&num=0&edition=prelim) or any of the sections of title 18 referred to in section 4201 11 So in original. Probably should be section “1833a(c)”. of this title, or any other fraudulent conduct with respect to which the declaration is made; (3) the declaration is filed by an institution-affiliated party (as defined in [section 1813(u) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813/u&num=0&edition=prelim)) who withheld information during the course of any bank examination or investigation authorized pursuant to [section 1820 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1820&num=0&edition=prelim) which such party owed a fiduciary duty to disclose; (4) the declaration is filed by a member of the immediate family of the individual whose activities are the subject of the declaration or where, in the discretion of the Attorney General, it appears the individual could benefit from the award; or (5) the declaration identifies an asset or assets the natur

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18 U.S.C. § 1517 — Obstructing examination of financial in-

Page 400 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 1516 personally or by influencing another, including making a false or misleading statement, or withholding, concealing, altering, or destroying a document or other information. (c) This chapter does not prohibit or punish the providing of lawful, bona fide, legal rep- resentation services in connection with or an- ticipation of an official proceeding. (Added Pub. L. 97–291, § 4(a), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1252; amended Pub. L. 99–646, § 50(b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3605; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7029(b), (d), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4398; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320604(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2118; Pub. L. 104–292, § 3, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3460; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 604(b)(39), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3509.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 104–294 struck out ‘‘or’’ after semicolon at end. Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 104–292 added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c). 1994—Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 103–322 added subpar. (D). 1992—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102–572 substituted ‘‘United States Court of Federal Claims’’ for ‘‘United States Claims Court’’. 1988—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 100–690, § 7029(b), in- serted ‘‘a judge of the United States Tax Court, a spe- cial trial judge of the Tax Court, a judge of the United States Claims Court,’’ after ‘‘bankruptcy judge,’’. Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 100–690, § 7029(d), added par. (6). 1986—Pub. L. 99–646 inserted ‘‘; general provision’’ in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b). Statut

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