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18 U.S.C. § 915 — Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers
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Whoever, with intent to defraud within the United States, falsely assumes or pretends to be a diplomatic, consular or other official of a foreign government duly accredited as such to the United States and acts as such, or in such pretended character, demands or obtains or attempts to obtain any money, paper, document, or other thing of value, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
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Whoever, with intent to defraud within the United States, falsely assumes or pretends to be a diplomatic, consular or other official of a foreign government duly accredited as such to the United States and acts as such, or in such pretended character, demands or obtains or attempts to obtain any money, paper, document, or other thing of value, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
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The term “United States”, as used in this title in a territorial sense, includes all places and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except the Canal Zone.
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Whoever knowingly and fraudulently demands or endeavors to obtain any share or sum in the public stocks of the United States, or to have any part thereof transferred, assigned, sold, or conveyed, or to have any annuity, dividend, pension, wages, gratuity, or other debt due from the United States, or any part thereof, received, or paid by virtue of any false, forged, or counterfeited power of attorney, authority, or instrument, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; but if the sum or value so obtained or attempted to be obtained does not exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 231, acts June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title VIII, § 1, 40 Stat. 226; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 6, 54 Stat. 80, related to false statements to influence conduct of foreign governments toward the United States. See [section 954 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section954&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Section 232, acts June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title VIII, § 2, 40 Stat. 226; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 6, 54 Stat. 80, related to wrongful assumption of character of diplomatic or consular officer. See [section 915 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section915&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 914
Words ‘‘and upon conviction thereof’’ preceding ‘‘shall
be’’ were omitted as surplusage since punishment can-
not be imposed until conviction is secured.
Maximum imprisonment provision was changed from
1 year to 3 years so as to be consistent with sections 911
and 912 of this title, the latter having also been
changed to 3 years. There is no sound reason why a uni-
form punishment should not be prescribed for the of-
fenses defined in these three sections.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $1,000’’.
§ 914. Creditors of the United States
Whoever falsely personates any true and law-
ful holder of any share or sum in the public
stocks or debt of the United States, or any per-
son entitled to any annuity, dividend, pension,
wages, or other debt due from the United States,
and, under color of such false personation, trans-
fers or endeavors to transfer such public stock
or any part thereof, or receives or endeavors to
receive the money of such true and lawful holder
thereof, or the money of any person really enti-
tled to receive such annuity, dividend, pension,
wages, or other debt, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than five years, or
both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 742; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 78 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, § 33, 35 Stat. 1095).
Words ‘‘prize money’’ after ‘‘pension’’ were deleted as
repealed by act Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 413, 30 Stat. 1007, re-
pealing all laws authorizing prize money distribution.
Mandatory punishment
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