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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 63— MAIL FRAUD AND OTHER FRAUD OFFENSES · § 1344

§ 1344. Bank fraud

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Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice—
(1)to defraud a financial institution; or
(2)to obtain any of the moneys, funds, credits, assets, securities, or other property owned by, or under the custody or control of, a financial institution, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises;
shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1108(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2147; amended Pub. L. 101–73, title IX, § 961(k), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 500; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2504(j), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4861.)
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  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1108(a)
  • 98 Stat. 2147
  • Pub. L. 101–73, title IX, § 961(k)
  • 103 Stat. 500
  • Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2504(j)
  • 104 Stat. 4861
  • Pub. L. 101–647
  • Pub. L. 101–73
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1108(a)
Stat.98 Stat. 2147
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–73, title IX, § 961(k)
Stat.103 Stat. 500
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2504(j)
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