18 U.S.C. § 552

Officers aiding importation of obscene or treasonous books and articles

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Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, knowingly aids or abets any person engaged in any violation of any of the provisions of law prohibiting importing, advertising, dealing in, exhibiting, or sending or receiving by mail obscene or indecent publications or representations, or books, pamphlets, papers, writings, advertisements, circulars, prints, pictures, or drawings containing any matter advocating or urging treason or insurrection against the United States or forcible resistance to any law of the United States, or containing any threat to take the life of or inflict bodily harm upon any person in the United States, or means for procuring abortion, or other articles of indecent or immoral use or tendency, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1928–1993 · leading case: McDonnell v. United States

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McDonnell v. United States (1993) ca3 “See 18 U.S.C.A. § 552 (b)(7)(D). McDonnell argues that sufficient time has passed since the FBI’s investigation of the Morro Castle disaster to render the information the Government has withheld under Exemption 7(D) disclosable.”

Bellande v. United States (1928) ca5 “The argument is made, also, that the conspiracy charged is a misdemeanor, and was merged in the second overt act, which is made a felony by section 334 of the Criminal Code (18 USCA § 552). We are of opinion that proof of the conspiracy and of the second overt act was sufficient.”

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