Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
18 U.S.C. § 21: Stolen or counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes defined
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any property was embezzled, robbed, stolen, converted, taken, altered, counterfeited, falsely made, forged, or obliterated; and the defendant knew that the property was of such character; For purposes of this section, the term “official representation” means any representation made by a Federal law enforcement officer (as defined in section 115) or by another person at the direction or with the approval of such an officer.
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