§ 1343. — Fraud by wire, radio, or television.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1343]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 63--MAIL FRAUD
Sec. 1343. Fraud by wire, radio, or television
Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or
artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of
false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits
or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television
communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs,
signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or
artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20
years, or both. If the violation affects a financial institution, such
person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more
than 30 years, or both.
(Added July 16, 1952, ch. 879, Sec. 18(a), 66 Stat. 722; amended July
11, 1956, ch. 561, 70 Stat. 523; Pub. L. 101-73, title IX, Sec. 961(j),
Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 500; Pub. L. 101-647, title XXV, Sec. 2504(i),
Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4861; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 107-204,
title IX, Sec. 903(b), July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 805.)
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-204 substituted ``20 years'' for ``five years''.
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $1,000''.
1990--Pub. L. 101-647 substituted ``30'' for ``20'' before
``years''.
1989--Pub. L. 101-73 inserted at end ``If the violation affects a
financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than
$1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.''
1956--Act July 11, 1956, substituted ``transmitted by means of wire,
radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce''
for ``transmitted by means of interstate wire, radio, or television
communication''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 24, 225, 981, 982, 1510,
1514A, 1961, 2326, 2516, 3293, 3322 of this title; title 7 section 12a;
title 12 sections 1785, 1786, 1787, 1821, 1828, 1829, 1831k, 1833a,
2277a-10b; title 15 sections 78o, 80b-3; title 47 sections 312, 503.
