US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O33
False Impersonation of an Officer of the United States
18 U.S.C. § 912
It’s a Federal crime to falsely impersonate an officer of the United States.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following
facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant pretended to be an officer or employee acting under
the authority of the United States;
(2) the Defendant [acted as such] [demanded or obtained money or
other thing of value]; and
(3) the Defendant did so knowingly with intent to deceive or defraud
another.
For purposes of this crime, to act “with intent to deceive or defraud” means
to act with the specific intent to try to get a person to do something he would not
otherwise have done.
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- ca11.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- criminal-2021-08
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