18 U.S.C. § 38
Fraud involving aircraft or space vehicle parts in interstate or foreign commerce
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 38, Fraud involving aircraft or space vehicle parts in interstate or foreign commerce, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448666
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Full text
Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly and with the intent to defraud—
The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) is as follows:
If the offense is committed by an organization, a fine of not more than—
The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this section by issuing appropriate orders, including—
The court, in imposing sentence on any person convicted of an offense under this section, shall order, in addition to any other sentence and irrespective of any provision of State law, that the person forfeit to the United States—
This section also applies to conduct occurring outside the United States if—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century