18 U.S.C. § 914
Creditors of the United States
Whoever falsely personates any true and lawful holder of any share or sum in the public stocks or debt of the United States, or any person entitled to any annuity, dividend, pension, wages, or other debt due from the United States, and, under color of such false personation, transfers or endeavors to transfer such public stock or any part thereof, or receives or endeavors to receive the money of such true and lawful holder thereof, or the money of any person really entitled to receive such annuity, dividend, pension, wages, or other debt, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1957–2024 · leading case: United States v. Douglas Chappell
United States v. Douglas Chappell (2012)
“, 18 U.S.C. § 914 (impersonating creditors of the United States); id.”
United States v. Snyder (2011)
“Because Snyder has three prior violent felony convictions, we remand this case to the district court for resentencing under the mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years (180 months) in 18 U.S.C. § 914 (e)(1), with credit for time served.”
United States v. Donald A. Hill (1983)
“FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On October 22, 1974, Hill pled guilty to a charge of false personation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 914 (1976). The court sentenced Hill to the custody of the Attorney General for three years with all but twenty days of the sentence suspended.”
United States v. Charlie Warren Pendleton (2016)
“at 1307 ; 18 U.S.C. § 914 (e)(2)(B)®. Similarly, if the elements of the crime that the defendant was convicted of match the generic elements of an enumerated offense, then the conviction qualifies as a violent felony for purposes of the ACCA under the enumerated crimes clause.”
United States v. Karen R. Young and Nathaniel J. Pugh (1979)
“18 U.S.C. § 914 . Before trial both defendants filed motions to suppress evidence.”
United States v. Derwin Hirah Bailey (1976)
“), of impersonating a creditor of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 914 , and of unlawful possession of stolen mail, in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Larry Donnell Harris (1987)
“§ 111 , false personation of a United States creditor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 914 , and forgery and uttering of United States savings bonds in violation of 18 U.”
Michael Anthony Davis v. United States (1970)
“Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted in a jury trial of violating 18 U. S.C. § 914 1 and 18 U.S.C. § 1708 .”
Sylvester Blue v. United States (1976)
“§ 1708 , and of falsely impersonating the payee of the check, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 914 . The district court imposed a general sentence of three years for both violations.”
United States v. Aguiar (2015)
“On November 9, 2004, over a month after the plea offer had been extended to Aguiar and after it had expired without Aguiar accepting it, the government filed a second superseding indictment charging Aguiar with two counts using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence…”
United States v. John Moore, A/K/A George H. Green (1972)
“Proof of appellant’s prior conviction for impersonating the owner of a federal check ( 18 U.S.C.A. § 914 ) would have been proper since the crime involved an act of dishonesty.”
United States v. Glenda Patricia McMillian (1971)
“PER CURIAM: Glenda Patricia McMillian appeals her conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. § 914 , which provides: Whoever falsely personates any true and lawful holder of any share or sum in the public stocks or debt of the United States, or any person entitled to any annuity,…”
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