18 U.S.C. § 498
Military or naval discharge certificates
Whoever forges, counterfeits, or falsely alters any certificate of discharge from the military or naval service of the United States, or uses, unlawfully possesses or exhibits any such certificate, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered, shall be fined under this title 1
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases, 1997–2018 · leading case: United States v. Perry Reich
United States v. Perry Reich (2007)
“§ 497 (prohibiting forgery of letters patent); 18 U.S.C. § 498 (prohibiting forgery of military discharge papers); 18 U.”
United States v. Clark (2011)
“§ 922 (j); and two counts of possessing a forged certificate of discharge from military service, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 498 . The district court determined that Clark was subject to six consecutive twenty-five-year sentences for the section 924(c) violations which, when…”
United States v. Cowan (1997)
“§ 497 (prohibiting forgery of letters patent); 18 U.S.C. § 498 (prohibiting forgery of military certificates of discharge); 18 U.”
United States v. Goncalves (2010)
“§ 472 , and one count of Using Falsely Altered Military Discharge Certificate, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 498 & 2. Prior to sentencing, a United States Probation Officer submitted a Presentence Report (PSR), which calculated that Goncalves’s Guidelines range of imprisonment…”
United States v. Kenneth Jozwiak (2018)
“) On August 3, 2016, Jozwiak was charged in a four-count indictment with falsifying a Naval discharge certificate, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 498 , stealing public money, in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Robbins (2011)
“18 U.S.C.A. § 498 (West 2000). Count Three charged the defendant with falsely representing himself to have been awarded a military medal or decoration.”
United States v. Goncalves (2010)
“§ 472 , and one count of Using Falsely Altered Military Discharge Certificate, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 498 & 2. Prior to sentencing, a United States Probation Officer submitted a Presentence Report (PSR), which calculated that Goncalves’s Guidelines range of imprisonment…”
United States v. Ronnie Robbins (2012)
“Robbins appeals his convictions following a jury trial on two counts of possession of a falsely altered military discharge certificate (Counts Is and 2s), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 498 (2006); one count of falsely claiming receipt of a military decoration or medal (Count 3s),…”
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