US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O15.1
Possession of Counterfeit Notes
18 U.S.C. § 472
It’s a Federal crime to possess counterfeit United States Federal Reserve
Notes with the intent to defraud.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following
facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant possessed counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes;
(2) the Defendant knew that the notes were counterfeit; and
(3) the Defendant possessed the notes 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 tha t anyone was in fact
defrauded.
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- 2026-08-20
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