31 U.S.C. § 1350
Section 1350 · Criminal penalty
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case 11 Vet. App. 45 - Zimick v. West (1998)
Most recently applied in Mw Builders, Inc. v. United States (October 2017)
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An officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government knowingly and willfully violating section 1341(a) or 1342 of this title shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
The words “District of Columbia government” are added because of section 47–105 of the D.C. Code. The words “upon conviction” are omitted as surplus.