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brooklynite

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6. 18 U.S. Code § 641 - Public money, property or records
Wed May 4, 2022, 11:12 PM
May 2022

Whoever embezzles, steals, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or any property made or being made under contract for the United States or any department or agency thereof; or

Whoever receives, conceals, or retains the same with intent to convert it to his use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined or converted—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; but if the value of such property in the aggregate, combining amounts from all the counts for which the defendant is convicted in a single case, does not exceed the sum of $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

The word “value” means face, par, or market value, or cost price, either wholesale or retail, whichever is greater.

Unless hacked I fail to see what the chargeable offense is bottomofthehill May 2022 #1
18 U.S. Code § 641 - Public money, property or records brooklynite May 2022 #6
which is absolutely irrelevant. harumph May 2022 #10
So, all those papers tfg flushed are evidence of a crime! Perpwalk, perpwalk, perpwalk! XacerbatedDem May 2022 #24
The Putin party wants to talk about the leak gab13by13 May 2022 #2
I pray that they have created the biggest backlash this country has ever seen. niyad May 2022 #22
That's why a right wing member leaked it, to get the right upset about a LEAK SoonerPride May 2022 #25
They know that whoever leaked that document Mr.Bill May 2022 #3
May it be so! niyad May 2022 #23
The screaming poutrage is due to them realizing Phoenix61 May 2022 #4
They are liars and cheats. sheshe2 May 2022 #5
Various reichwingers have been talking about repealing the 19th amendment niyad May 2022 #7
They were wrong and you were right. sheshe2 May 2022 #11
I wish that I weren't. niyad May 2022 #12
It is reality. sheshe2 May 2022 #18
After all this time when we thought we were making progress toward equality notinkansas May 2022 #17
Everything. Kid Berwyn May 2022 #8
We know about most of that. I wonder what else is coming. niyad May 2022 #9
They really are capable of anything. Kid Berwyn May 2022 #15
I am a very cynical and suspicious little soul. niyad May 2022 #16
Yup. Total diversion -- TFG used the strategy repeatedly during KPN May 2022 #20
Anonymous has promised to release more secrets WhiteTara May 2022 #13
May they stroke out. niyad May 2022 #14
Ignore the outrage. It's a deflection from the KPN May 2022 #19
We understand the real issue, and the point of the manufactured, niyad May 2022 #21
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