18 U.S.C. § 1017
Government seals wrongfully used and instruments wrongfully sealed
Whoever fraudulently or wrongfully affixes or impresses the seal of any department or agency of the United States, to or upon any certificate, instrument, commission, document, or paper or with knowledge of its fraudulent character, with wrongful or fraudulent intent, uses, buys, procures, sells, or transfers to another any such certificate, instrument, commission, document, or paper, to which or upon which said seal has been so fraudulently affixed or impressed, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1954–2023 · leading case: United States v. Godfrey, 787 F.3d 72 (1st Cir. 2015).
United States v. Godfrey, 787 F.3d 72 (1st Cir. 2015). “' Instructions on Misuse of Government Seal The jury convicted defendants of misuse of a government seal under 18 U.S.C. § 1017 . In relevant part, the statute criminalizes the use of a document to which a government seal has been fraudulently affixed where the user acts with…”
United States v. Heldt, 668 F.2d 1238 (D.C. Cir. 1981). “§ 371 (1976) is barred by his agreement to plead and his plea of guilty to misuse of a government seal, 18 U.S.C. § 1017 (1976). We disagree. Resolution of the issue raised by Wolfe requires a statement of the facts and circumstances leading up to and surrounding his agreement…”
United States v. Melvin Hillman, 610 F. App'x 574 (7th Cir. 2015). “§ 915 , and of wrongfully affixing the seal of the Department of Justice to a fake identification card, 18 U.S.C. § 1017 . The district court sentenced him to two years’ probation.”
United States v. Goodyke, 639 F.3d 869 (8th Cir. 2011). “18 U.S.C. § 1017 . To show a conspiracy, the government must prove an agreement to perform an illegal act, that Goodyke knew of the agreement and took steps to become a part of the agreement.”
United States v. Hubbard, 493 F. Supp. 209 (D.D.C. 1979). “Wolfe pleaded guilty to the false use of a government seal, 18 U.S.C. § 1017 , and a warrant was issued for Meisner’s arrest.”
United States v. Bramblett, 120 F. Supp. 857 (D.D.C. 1954). “) The Government has cited to the Court Title 18 U.S.C. § 1017 , wherein the words “department or agency” appear, but there is no specific reference to the other coordinate branches of the Government.”
Ryan v. Alzaim (D. Mass. 2021). “§ 1341 ) and Fraudulent Seal Use ( 18 U.S.C. § 1017 ) (Count 2). Id. at ¶¶ 16 – 19.”
United States v. Veronica Perdomo (4th Cir. 2019). “§ 912 (2012); and fraudulently affixing the seal of a United States agency, 18 U.S.C. § 1017 (2012), and was sentenced to a total term of 27 months’ imprisonment.”
Collier v. Robertsons (S.D. Cal. 2023). “27 1 18 U.S.C. § 1017 , 18 U.S.C. § 77 , VAWA Act.”
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