US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O14
Counterfeiting
18 U.S.C. § 471
It’s a Federal crime to counterfeit any United States Federal Reserve Notes.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following
facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant made counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes; and
(2) the Defendant did so with intent to defraud.
To act with “intent to defraud” means to act with the specific intent to
deceive or cheat, usually for personal financial gain or to cause financial loss to
someone else. The Government does not have to prove that anyone was in fact
defrauded.
Provenance
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- ca11.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- criminal-2025-09
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