18 U.S.C. § 1656
Conversion or surrender of vessel
Whoever, being a captain or other officer or mariner of a vessel upon the high seas or on any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, piratically or feloniously runs away with such vessel, or with any goods or merchandise thereof, to the value of $50 or over; or
Whoever yields up such vessel voluntarily to any pirate—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1983–2008 · leading case: United States v. Geiger, 303 F. App'x 327 (6th Cir. 2008).
United States v. Geiger, 303 F. App'x 327 (6th Cir. 2008). “§ 1954 ; (3) participation in a money-laundering conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1656 (h); and (4) substantive money laundering, in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Larry M. Crews, 695 F.2d 519 (11th Cir. 1983). “Crews, was convicted in the district court of unlawfully taking the vessel AMY MICHELLE, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1656 . Crews appeals, contending (1) that the evidence was insufficient to make out the crime charged and (2) that the district court erred in striking the jury…”
United States v. Hammoud, 556 F. Supp. 2d 710 (E.D. Mich. 2008). “§§ 2314 , 2315; and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1656 . The indictment further charges that the defendants and others involved in the conspiracy were bound together by them common Lebanese heritage, a common language (Arabic), allegiance to and support of…”
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