Fill and Sign the 1462 Forged Endorsements Charged under 18 Usc 495 or Form

16.1 Forgery (Endorsement Of Government Check) 18 USC § 495 (First Paragraph) or 18 USC § 51 0(a)(1) (Having A Face Value Of $500 Or More) Title 18, United States Code, Section 495, [Tit le 18, Unit ed StatesCode, Section 5 10 (a)(1)] makes it a Federal crime or offense for anyone to forge the endorsement of t he payee on a Unit ed States Treasury check.The Defendant can be found guilty of that offense only if all of thefollowing facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:First: That the Defendant forged the payee' s endorsement on a United States Treasury check [having a face value of $500 or more] , as charged; andSecond: That the Defendant did so willfully and wit h intent to defraud, that is, to obtain, or to enable some other person to obtain a sum of money directly or indirectly from the United States. The " payee" of a check is the true owner or person to whom the check was payable. The term " forging" means to w rite a payee' s endorsement or signature on a check without the payee' s permission or authority.To act with " intent to defraud" means to act knowingly and with thespecific intent to deceive, ordinarily for the purpose of causing somefinancial loss to another or bringing about some financial gain to one's self. The offense is complete whenever someone willfully forges the payee' s endorsement with intent to defraud, and it is not necessary to show that the Government w as in fact defrauded or that anyone actually obtained money from t he Unit ed States. ANNOTATIONS AND COMMENTS 18 USC § 49 5 (first paragraph) provides: Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any . . . writing, for the purpose of obtaining or receiving, or of enabling any other person, either directly or indirectly, to obtain or receive from t he United States or any officers or agents thereof, any sum of money [shall be guilty of an offense against t he United States]. Maximum Penalty: Ten (10) years imprisonment and applicable fine. 18 USC § 51 0(a)(1 ) provides: (a) Whoever, w it h intent t o defraud - -( 1) falsely makes or forges any endorsement or signature on a Treasury check or bond or security of the Unit ed States [having a face value of $ 500 or more] [shall be guilty of an offense against t he Unit ed States].Maximum penalty: Ten (10) years imprisonment and applicable fine.