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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 645-JUNE 25, 1948 CHAPTER 31.-EMBFEZZLEMENT AND THEFT Sec. 641. Public money, property or records. 642. Tools and materials for counterfeiting purposes. 643. Accounting generally for public money. 644. Banker receiving unauthorized deposit of public money. 645. Court officers generally. 646. Court officers depositing registry moneys. 647. Receiving loan from court officer. 648. Custodians, generally, misusing public funds. 649. Custodians failing to deposit moneys; persons affected. 650. Depositaries failing to safeguard deposits. 651. Disbursing officer falsely certifying full payment. 652. Disbursing officer paying lesser in lieu of lawful amount. 653. Disbursing officer misusing public funds. 654. Officer or employee of United States converting property of another. 655. Theft by bank examiner. 656. Theft, embezzlement or misapplication by bank officer or employee. 657. Lending, credit and insurance institutions. 658. Property mortgaged or pledged to farm credit agencies. 659. Interstate or foreign baggage, express or freight; State prosecutions. 660. Carrier's funds derived from commerce; State prosecutions. 661. Within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction. 662. Receiving stolen property, within special maritime and territorial juris- diction. 663. Solicitation or use of gifts. § 641. PUBLIC MONEY, PROPERTY OR RECORDS Whoever embezzles, steals, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or any property made or being made under contract for the United States or any department or agency thereof; or Whoever receives, conceals, or retains the same with intent to con- vert it to his use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined or converted- Shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; but if the value of such property does not exceed the sum of $100, he shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. The word "value" means face, par, or market value, or cost price, "value- . either wholesale or retail, whichever is greater. § 642. TooLS AND MATERIALS FOR COUNTERFEITING PURPOSES Whoever, without authority from the United States, secretes within, or embezzles, or takes and carries away from any building, room, office, apartment, vault, safe, or other place where the same is kept, used, employed, placed, lodged, or deposited by authority of the United States, any tool, implement, or thing used or fitted to be used in stamping or printing, or in making some other tool or implement used or fitted to be used in stamping or printing any kind or descrip- tion of bond, bill, note, certificate, coupon, postage stamp, revenue stamp, fractional currency note, or other paper, instrument, obligation, device, or document, authorized by law to be printed, stamped, sealed, prepared, issued, uttered, or put in circulation on behalf of the United States; or Whoever, without such authority, so secretes, embezzles, or takes and carries away any paper, parchment, or other material prepared and intended to be used in the making of any such papers, instruments, obligations, devices, or documents; or Whoever, without such authority, so secretes, embezzles, or takes and carries away any paper, parchment, or other material printed or stamped, in whole or part, and intended to be prepared, issued, or put 725

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