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    18 USC Sec. 644                                             01/05/2009

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 31 - EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT

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    Sec. 644. Banker receiving unauthorized deposit of public money

STATUTE

      Whoever, not being an authorized depositary of public moneys,
    knowingly receives from any disbursing officer, or collector of
    internal revenue, or other agent of the United States, any public
    money on deposit, or by way of loan or accommodation, with or
    without interest, or otherwise than in payment of a debt against
    the United States, or uses, transfers, converts, appropriates, or
    applies any portion of the public money for any purpose not
    prescribed by law is guilty of embezzlement and shall be fined
    under this title or not more than the amount so embezzled,
    whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or
    both; but if the amount embezzled does not exceed $1,000, he shall
    be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year,
    or both.

SOURCE

    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 726; Pub. L. 103-322, title
    XXXIII, Sec. 330016(2)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148; Pub. L.
    104-294, title VI, Sec. 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3511.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

      Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 182 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
    321, Sec. 96, 35 Stat. 1106).
      The smaller punishment for an offense involving $100 or less was
    added. (See reviser's notes under sections 641 and 645 of this
    title.)
      Changes were made in phraseology.
                                AMENDMENTS
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-294 substituted "does not exceed $1,000" for
    "does not exceed $100".
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "shall be fined under this
    title or not more than the amount so embezzled, whichever is
    greater, or imprisoned" for "shall be fined not more than the
    amount so embezzled or imprisoned".