US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O95
Unlawful Possession of Food Stamps
7 U.S.C. § 2024(b)
It’s a Federal crime for anyone to knowingly [transfer] [acquire] [alter]
[possess] United States Department of Agriculture benefits in any manner not
authorized by law or Department regulations where the benefits have a value of
$100 [$5,000] or more.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following
facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant [transferred] [acquired] [altered] [possessed]
benefits in a manner not authorized by law or Department of
Agriculture regulations;
(2) the Defendant knew that [he] [she] was acting unlawfully and
intended to violate the law; and
(3) the benefits had a value of at least $100 [$5,000].
No law or Department of Agriculture regulation allows anyone to sell or
purchase benefits for cash [to [use] [transfer] [acquire] benefits in exchange for
clothes, drugs, cigarettes, liquor, or [describe other violation]]. The Government
need not show that the Defendant had knowledge of the specific law or regulation,
only that [he] [she] knew that [his] [her] conduct was unlawful.
[The “value” of benefits are their face value.]
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- 2026-08-20
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