5th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 2.22B

THE UNITED STATES

18 U.S.C. §§ 510(a)(2), 510(c)

Title 18, United States Code, Section 510(a)(2), makes it a crime for anyone with intent to

defraud to pass, utter, or publish any Treasury check, bond, or security of the United States bearing

a falsely made or forged endorsement or signature.

For you to find the defendant guilty of this crime, you must be convinced that the

government has proved each of the following beyond a reasonable doubt:

First: That the defendant ___________________ ( e.g., cashed a forged United States

Treasury check);

Second: That the defendant knew at the time that the check was forged. A forged

endorsement or signature is one placed on a check by someone other than the payee without the

payee’s permission or authority;

Third: That the defendant ___________________ ( e.g., cashed a forged United States

Treasury check) with intent to defraud, that is, intending to cheat or deceive someone. The

evidence does not have to show that anyone actually received anything of value as a result of

___________________ (e.g., the cashing of the forged United States Treasury check); and

Fourth: That the face value of the check was more than $1,000.

The “payee” of a check [bond] [security] is the person to whom the check [bond] [security]

is payable.

To “utter” means putting a check [bond] [security] in circulation by means of an assertion

or misrepresentation that the instrument is genuine.

“Forgery” means a signature or endorsement made without the true payee’s permission or

authority.