Substantive Offenses of the CHECK, BOND, OR SECURITY U.S.C. § 510(A)(1)
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Section | Substantive Offenses |
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SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES
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FORGERY OF ENDORSEMENT ON UNITED STATES
TREASURY CHECK, BOND, OR SECURITY
18 U.S.C. § 510(a)(1)
The defendant is charged in count ————— with a
violation of 18 U.S.C. section 510(a)(1).
This law makes it a crime to, with intent to defraud,
falsely make or forge any endorsement or signature on a
Treasury check or bond or security of the United States.
[A [name item if other than a Treasury check] is a bond
or security of the United States within the meaning of that
law.]
To find the defendant guilty of this crime you must be
convinced that the government has proved each of the fol-
lowing beyond a reasonable doubt:
First: the defendant wrote the signature of [name payee]
on a [United States Treasury check] [name other bond or
security] without his permission; and
Second: the defendant did so with intent to defraud.
To act with “intent to defraud” means to act with intent
to cheat or deceive. It does not matter, however, whether
anyone was in fact cheated or deceived.
[If a felony violation is charged, add:
Third: [the face value of the United States [Treasury
check] [name other bond or security] is $1,000 or more] [the
aggregate face value of the United States [Treasury checks]
[name other bonds or securities] is $1,000 or more.]
The “payee” of a check is the true owner or person to
whom the check is payable.
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