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18 U.S.C. § 1653

Aliens as pirates

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Whoever, being a citizen or subject of any foreign state, is found and taken on the sea making war upon the United States, or cruising against the vessels and property thereof, or of the citizens of the same, contrary to the provisions of any treaty existing between the United States and the state of which the offender is a citizen or subject, when by such treaty such acts are declared to be piracy, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2023 · leading case: United States v. Rivera-Ruperto, 852 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2017).
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United States v. Rivera-Ruperto, 852 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2017). “citizen 1790 Life 24 18 U.S.C. § 1653 Piracy against the United 1790 Life States by an alien 25 18 U.”
United States v. Polizzi, 549 F. Supp. 2d 308 (E.D.N.Y 2008). “§ 1652 Piracy by a citizen of the United States Life 18 U.S.C. § 1653 Piracy against the United States by an alien Life 18 U.”
United States v. Terry Wayne Denson, Stephen Orlando & Joseph James Janish, Defendants- in Re United States of Am., 588 F.2d 1112 (5th Cir. 1979). “§ 1652 (citizens as pirates); 18 U.S.C.A. § 1653 (aliens as pirates); 18 U.”
United States v. Said, 3 F. Supp. 3d 515 (E.D. Va. 2014). “citizens); 18 U.S.C. § 1653 (aliens as pirates); 18 U.”
Pauline Chroniak v. Golden Inv. Corp., 887 F.2d 361 (1st Cir. 1989). “358-C, and the federal Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations statute (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1653 et seq. The defendants moved for summary judgment, contending, inter alia, that RSA 398-A: 3 did not apply to the two loans at issue in this case.”
JPAY LLC v. Burton (N.D. Tex. 2023). “Leave to Amend In a footnote in its Supplemental Briefing, Plaintiff requests “if this Court finds that jurisdiction only exists under CAFA, JPAY should be given the opportunity to amend its pleadings, and respectfully requests the opportunity to do so pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §…”
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