Passport fraud
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Possible violations of the following statutes are investigated by the United States Diplomatic Security Service
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Statutes do not specify that the passport must be a US passport.
Diplomatic Security Service
The U.S. Diplomatic Security Service is the federal law enforcement arm of the United States Department of State. The majority of its Special Agents are members of the Foreign Service and federal law enforcement agents at the same time, making them unique...
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- 18 USC 1541 Issuance Without Authority
- 18 USC 1542 False Statement in Application and Use of PassportPassportA passport is a document, issued by a national government, which certifies, for the purpose of international travel, the identity and nationality of its holder. The elements of identity are name, date of birth, sex, and place of birth....
- 18 USC 1543 ForgeryForgeryForgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. Copies, studio replicas, and reproductions are not considered forgeries, though they may later become forgeries through knowing and willful misrepresentations. Forging money or...
or False Use of Passport - 18 USC 1544 Misuse of Passport
- 18 USC 1546 Fraud and Misuse of VisaVisa (document)A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
s, Permits, and Other Documents - 18 USC 371 Conspiracy to Commit Offense or to Defraud the United States
- 18 USC 911 False Claim to CitizenshipCitizenshipCitizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
- 18 USC 1028 Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Identification Documents and Information
Statutes do not specify that the passport must be a US passport.