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[CITE: 18USC1002]

 
                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                 CHAPTER 47--FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS
 
Sec. 1002. Possession of false papers to defraud United States

    Whoever, knowingly and with intent to defraud the United States, or 
any agency thereof, possesses any false, altered, forged, or 
counterfeited writing or document for the purpose of enabling another to 
obtain from the United States, or from any agency, officer or agent 
thereof, any sum of money, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than five years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 749; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 74 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, 
Sec. 30, 35 Stat. 1094).
    Words ``or any agency thereof'' after ``United States'' and word 
``agency'' after ``any'' and before ``officer,'' were inserted to 
eliminate any possible ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definition 
of ``agency'' in section 6 of this title.)
    The maximum fine of ``$10,000'' was substituted for ``$500'' in 
order to conform punishment provisions to those of comparable sections. 
(See section 1001 of this title.)
    Minor verbal change was made.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $10,000''.