18 U.S.C. § 471

Obligations or securities of United States

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Whoever, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or alters any obligation or other security of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 335 cases (19 in the last 5 years), 1949–2026 · leading case: Boniella v. Commonwealth, 958 A.2d 1069 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2008).
Boniella v. Commonwealth, 958 A.2d 1069 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2008). · cites it 8× “Currency, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 471 , which was a felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than fifteen years.”
Yong Wong Park v. Attorney Gen. of the United States, 472 F.3d 66 (3rd Cir. 2006). · cites it 5× “§ 2320 and those of 18 U.S.C. § 471 , which criminalizes “falsely makfing], forg[ing], counterfeiting], or altering] any obligation or other security of the United States,” with intent to defraud.”
Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985). · cites it 2× “, 18 U. S. C. § 471 (counterfeiting); 18 U.”
United States v. Cameron, 573 F.3d 179 (4th Cir. 2009). · cites it 3× “§ 472 (2006); and *181 one count of falsely making and counterfeiting obligations of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 471 (2006). At sentencing, the district court applied a four-level enhancement because it found that Cameron was a leader or organizer of a…”
United States v. Amin Ataya, 864 F.2d 1324 (7th Cir. 1988). · cites it 4× “§ 371 ; Count Two charged the defendant with making counterfeit obligations in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 471 ; and Count Three charged the defendant with delivering counterfeit obligations in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. John Edmund Patterson, 812 F.2d 1188 (9th Cir. 1987). · cites it 4× “§§ 371 , 471, and 474 (1982); and of one count of counterfeiting federal reserve notes as proscribed by 18 U.S.C. § 471 ., The conviction followed a conditional guilty plea pursuant to Fed.”
United States v. Matos-Rodriguez, 188 F.3d 1300 (11th Cir. 1999). · cites it 3× “SMITH, District Judge: Jose Antonio Matos-Rodriguez (“Ma-tos”) was charged in a four count indictment with making counterfeit currency in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 471 , 1 selling counterfeit currency in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Kevin Joseph Bautista, 362 F.3d 584 (9th Cir. 2004). · cites it 2× “Bautista was indicted for manufacturing counterfeit currency, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 471 . He filed a motion to suppress the evidence obtained during the search of his motel room and the statements he made while in custody.”
United States v. James Michael Wise, 976 F.2d 393 (8th Cir. 1992). · cites it 2× “Wise pleaded guilty to two counts of counterfeiting Federal Reserve notes, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 471 . The sentencing hearing commenced late on the afternoon of October 27, 1989.”
Patricia Flores v. Attorney Gen. United States, 856 F.3d 280 (3rd Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “We rejected this approach in Park, where we faced the question of whether an alien’s prior offense for trafficking counterfeited goods under 18 U.S.C. § 2320 was an aggravated felony “relating to .”
United States v. Canty, 499 F.3d 729 (7th Cir. 2007). · cites it 8× “Canty was tried for counterfeiting money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 471 , as well as for numerous drug and gun charges not relevant to this appeal.”
United States v. Perry Reich, 479 F.3d 179 (2d Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “, 18 U.S.C. § 471 (prohibiting forgery of federal obligations and securities with “intent to defraud”); 18 U.”
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