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18 U.S.C. § 648

Title 18 Chapter 31 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 648. Custodians, generally, misusing public funds

  • (1) and
  • (3) of section 1(b) of the International Banking Act of 1978), or exchanges for other funds, except as specially allowed by law, any portion of the public moneys intrusted to him for safe-keeping, is guilty of embezzlement of the money so loaned, used, converted, deposited, or exchanged, and shall be fined under this title or in a sum equal to the amount of money so embezzled, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; but if the amount embezzled does not exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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