18-U.S.C.-653
§653 – Disbursing officer Misusing Public Funds
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Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 31 > Section 653
Details
- Reference: Section 653
- Legend: §653 – Disbursing officer Misusing Public Funds
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Whoever, being a disbursing officer of the United States, or any department or agency thereof, or a person acting as such, in any manner converts to his own use, or loans with or without interest, or deposits in any place or in any manner, except as authorized by law, any public money intrusted to him; or, for any purpose not prescribed by law, withdraws from the Treasury or any authorized depositary, or transfers, or applies, any portion of the public money intrusted to him, is guilty of embezzlement of the money so converted, loaned, deposited, withdrawn, transferred, or applied, and shall be fined under this title or not more than the amount embezzled, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; but if the amount embezzled is $1,000 or less, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 728; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), (2)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147, 2148; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3511.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §173 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §87, 35 Stat. 1105; May 29, 1920, ch. 214, §1, 41 Stat. 654).
Words or any department or agency thereof, were inserted after United States so as to eliminate any possible ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definitive section 6 of this title.)
The smaller punishment for an offense involving $100 or less was added. (See revisers note under sections 641, 645 of this title.)
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted $1,000 for $100.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, §330016(2)(G), substituted shall be fined under this title or not more than the amount embezzled, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for shall be fined not more than the amount embezzled or imprisoned.
Pub. L. 103–322, §330016(1)(H), substituted fined under this title for fined not more than $1,000 after he shall be.
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