Fill and Sign the 18 Us Code473 Dealing in Counterfeit Obligations or Form

14 Counterfeit - - Dealing 18 USC § 473 Title 18, United States Code, Section 473, makes it a Federal crime or offense for anyone to buy, sell, exchange, transfer, receive or deliver any counterfeit United States Federal Reserve Note with the intent that the note be passed or used as true and genuine. The Defendant can be found guilty of that offense only if all of the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:First: That the Defendant bought, sold, exchanged, transferred, received or delivered a counterfeit Federal Reserve Note as charged;Second: That the Defendant knew at the time that the note was counterfeit; andThird: That the Defendant acted willfully and with the intent that the note be passed or used as true and genuine.To " pass" or " use" a counterfeit note as " true and genuine" includes any attempt to spend the note or otherwise place it in circulation. The indictment alleges that the Defendant bought, sold, exchanged, transferred, received and delivered a counterfeit Federal Reserve Note. The law specifies these several ways in which the offense can be committed, and it is not necessary for the Government to prove that all of such acts were in fact committed. The Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the Defendant either bought, sold, exchanged, transferred, received or delivered counterfeit notes; but, in order to return a verdict of guilt, you must agree unanimously upon the way in which the offense was committed.ANNOTATIONS AND COMMENTS18 USC § 47 3 provides:Whoever buys, sells, exchanges, transfers, receives, or delivers any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered obligation or other security of the United States, with the intent that the same be passed, published, or used as true and genuine, shall be [guilty of an offense against the United States]. Maximum Penalty: Ten (10) years imprisonment and applicable fine. The "pass" element can be satisfied at any stage after the manufacturing of a counterfeit bill by the willful delivery of the bill to someone for the purpose of placing the bill in circulation, provided the person delivering the bill had the intent to defraud someone who might thereafter accept the bill as true and genuine. See United States v. Wilkerson, 4 69 F.2d 9 63 (5t h Cir. 1 97 2).