Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 915: Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

It is a federal crime to fraudulently impersonate a foreign diplomat or official accredited to the U.S. and obtain money, documents, or valuables while posing as such. Punishment includes fines and/or imprisonment up to ten years.

Read the full statutory text

Whoever, with intent to defraud within the United States, falsely assumes or pretends to be a diplomatic, consular or other official of a foreign government duly accredited as such to the United States and acts as such, or in such pretended character, demands or obtains or attempts to obtain any money, paper, document, or other thing of value, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

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