{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-1344","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 1344","heading":"Bank fraud","body":"Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice—(1) to defraud a financial institution; or (2) to obtain any of the moneys, funds, credits, assets, securities, or other property owned by, or under the custody or control of, a financial institution, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 63—MAIL FRAUD AND OTHER FRAUD OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"e88589085598491acbda72b1d6e7a70d25a8b833424e25a10237b9679b1eee03","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-1343","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-1345"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}