### **CHAPTER 31—EMBEZZLEMENT 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 shipments by carrier; State prosecutions.
660.
Carrier's funds derived from commerce; State prosecutions.
661.
Within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
662.
Receiving stolen property, 1 within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction.

663.
Solicitation or use of gifts.
664.
Theft or embezzlement from employee benefit plan.
665.
Theft or embezzlement from employment and training funds; improper inducement; obstruction of investigations.
666.
Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds.
667.
Theft of livestock.
668.
Theft of major artwork.
669.
Theft or embezzlement in connection with health care.
670.
Theft of medical products.

#### **Editorial Notes**

#### Amendments

**2012**—Pub. L. 112–186, §2(b), Oct. 5, 2012, 126 Stat. 1428, added item 670.

**1996**—Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §601(f)(7), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3500, inserted comma after "embezzlement" in item 656.

Pub. L. 104–191, title II, §243(b), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2017, added item 669.

**1994**—Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, §320902(d)(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2124, added item 668.

**1984**—Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §§1104(b), 1112, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2144, 2149, added items 666 and 667.

**1978**—Pub. L. 95–524, §3(b), Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 2018, substituted "employment and training funds" for "manpower funds" and inserted "; obstruction of investigations" after "improper inducement" in item 665.

**1973**—Pub. L. 93–203, title VII, §711(b), formerly title VI, §611(b), Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 882, renumbered Pub. L. 93–567, title I, §101, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1845, added item 665.

**1966**—Pub. L. 89–654, §1(e), Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 904, substituted "shipments by carrier" for "baggage, express or freight" in item 659.

**1962**—Pub. L. 87–420, §17(b), Mar. 20, 1962, 76 Stat. 42, added item 664.

#### **Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries**

#### Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

Application of general penal statutes relating to larceny, embezzlement, or conversion of public moneys or property of the United States, to moneys and property of Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, see section 990 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.

[Reference to Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation deemed to be reference to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, see section 512(b) of div. AA of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 981 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.]

1  So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.