Whoever, upon any waters or vessel within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, by any fraud, or false pretense, obtains from any person anything of value, or procures the execution and delivery of any instrument of writing or conveyance of real or personal property, or the signature of any person, as maker, endorser, or guarantor, to or upon any bond, bill, receipt, promissory note, draft, or check, or any other evidence of indebtedness, or fraudulently sells, barters, or disposes of any bond, bill, receipt, promissory note, draft, or check, or other evidence of indebtedness, for value, knowing the same to be worthless, or knowing the signature of the maker, endorser, or guarantor thereof to have been obtained by any false pretenses, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; but if the amount, value or the face value of anything so obtained does not exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Notes of Decisions
United States v. Sharpnack, 355 U.S. 286 (1958).
· cites it 2× “§ 662 ; false pretenses "upon any waters or vessel within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States," 18 U. S. C. § 1025 ; murder, 18 U. S. C. § 1111 ; manslaughter, 18 U.”
United States v. Markiewicz, 978 F.3d 786 (2d Cir. 1992).
“§ 662 ; using false pretenses, see 18 U.S.C. § 1025 ; murder, see 18 U.S.C. § 1111 (b); manslaughter, see 18 U.”
Steven MacArthur-Brooks Est. v. Moreno, No. 1:24-cv-24273, 2025 WL 30390 (S.D. Fla. Jan. 3, 2025).
· cites it 2× “5 Counts 4 and 8 advance claims under 18 U.S.C. § 1025 , see Compl. ¶¶ 58, 74, which prescribes fines and imprisonment for “whoever, upon any waters or vessel within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States,” defrauds anyone else.”
Bey v. Re/max, No. 8:23-cv-02768, 2023 WL 8778617 (M.D. Fla. Dec. 19, 2023).
“1 Plaintiff’s filing references the 1 Plaintiff specifically cites to 18 U.S.C. § 1025 (which prohibits fraud and false pretenses on the high seas), 18 U.”
Ali v. Reither, No. 2:20-cv-03388 (S.D. Ohio July 1, 2021).
“District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, related to the offense of Health Care False Statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1025 . Under this agreement, Mr.”
Hulley, No. 1:25-cv-00626 (W.D. Mich. Dec. 29, 2025).
“§ 1593A (“Benefitting financially from peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons”); 18 U.S.C. § 1025 (“False pretenses on high seas and other waters”); 18 U.”
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