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Maryland Commercial Law Section 18-204
§ 18-204.
  A person may not secure the issuance by a carrier of a bill of lading by inducing an officer, agent, or employee of the carrier to believe falsely that the goods were received by the carrier or are under its control:
    (1)   With intent to defraud; and
    (2)   With knowledge that, at the time the bill of lading is issued, any of the goods described in the bill of lading as received for transportation:
      (i)   Have not been received by the carrier, its agent, or a connecting carrier; or
      (ii)   Are not under the carrier's control.
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