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Code · U.S. Code · Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING · CHAPTER 6— FOREIGN BANKING · SUBCHAPTER II— ORGANIZATION OF CORPORATIONS TO DO FOREIGN BANKING · § 631

§ 631. False representations as to liability of United States for acts of corporation; punishment

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Whoever being connected in any capacity with any corporation organized under this subchapter, represents in any way that the United States is liable for the payment of any bond or other obligation, or the interest thereon, issued or incurred by any corporation organized under this subchapter, or that the United States incurs any liability in respect of any act or omission of the corporation, shall be punished by a fine or 1 not more than $10,000 and by imprisonment for not more than five years.
(Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 25A (par.), formerly § 25(a), as added Dec. 24, 1919, ch. 18, 41 Stat. 378; renumbered § 25A, Pub. L. 102–242, title I, § 142(e)(2), Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2281.)
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  • Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 25A
  • Dec. 24, 1919, ch. 18
  • 41 Stat. 378
  • Pub. L. 102–242, title I, § 142(e)(2)
  • 105 Stat. 2281
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§ 631
False representations as to liability of United States for acts of corporation; punishment
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ActDec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 25A
ActDec. 24, 1919, ch. 18
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–242, title I, § 142(e)(2)
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