Whoever, having kindled or caused to be kindled, a fire in or near any forest, timber, or other inflammable material upon any lands owned, controlled or leased by, or under the partial, concurrent, or exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, including lands under contract for purchase or for the acquisition of which condemnation proceedings have been instituted, and including any Indian reservation or lands belonging to or occupied by any tribe or group of Indians under the authority of the United States, or any Indian allotment while the title to the same is held in trust by the United States, or while the same shall remain inalienable by the allottee without the consent of the United States, leaves said fire without totally extinguishing the same, or permits or suffers said fire to burn or spread beyond his control, or leaves or suffers said fire to burn unattended, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
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United States v. Robert W. Launder, 743 F.2d 686 (9th Cir. 1984).
· cites it 10× “Launder was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1856 (1982). That section provides that *688 [wjhoever, having kindled .”
United States v. Grant, 318 F. Supp. 2d 1042 (D. Mont. 2004).
· cites it 4× “Alford was indicted under what is now 18 U.S.C. § 1856 , which prohibits “unattended and unextinguished” fires that are “in or near ” lands over which the United States has jurisdiction.”
People v. Gutman, 928 N.E.2d 61 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010).
“at 2023-25 , citing 18 U.S.C. §1856 (a)(l)(A)(i) (2006). In Santos, the defendant was charged with, among other things, two counts of federal money laundering.”
United States v. Larry B. Semenza, 835 F.2d 223 (9th Cir. 1987).
“He was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1856 , which makes it a crime when a person “permits or suffers [a] fire to burn or spread beyond his control” in federal forests.”
United States v. Powers, 129 F.4th 617 (9th Cir. 2025).
· cites it 2× “The government charged Powers with seven misdemeanor counts arising from these fires: one count of leaving a fire unattended in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1856 (Count 1) and six counts of violating USFS regulations (Counts 2 through 7).”
Collado v. United States, 581 F. Supp. 2d 282 (D.P.R. 2008).
“§ 2 , one count of conspiring to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1856 (h), and three counts of aiding and abetting in money laundering in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Mark Baker, 598 F. App'x 165 (4th Cir. 2015).
“§§ 841 and 846, (Count 8 or the “narcotics conspiracy”); and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1856 (a)(3)(B) (Counts 49, 50, and 55, respectively).”
United States v. Torres, 346 F. App'x 983 (5th Cir. 2009).
“Appellant Blanca Torres also seeks to have her conviction for money laundering under 18 U.S.C. § 1856 (a)(1) & (h) set aside for insufficient evidence.”
Boyle (E.D. Pa. 2026).
“§ 924 (c); and ten counts of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1856 (a)(1)(B)(i). (ECF No. 1).”
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