{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-957","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 957","heading":"Possession of property in aid of foreign government","body":"Whoever, in aid of any foreign government, knowingly and willfully possesses or controls any property or papers used or designed or intended for use in violating any penal statute, or any of the rights or obligations of the United States under any treaty or the law of nations, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 45—FOREIGN RELATIONS"],"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":"179e54d625fa91e0c86a83f2a6da3fc2158653fa8071ca049dbd9a6e191d5eab","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-956","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-958"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}