18 U.S.C. § 915
Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 915, Foreign diplomats, consuls or officers, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449011
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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.
Legislative history
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- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994