5th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 2.89

18 U.S.C. § 2314 (FIRST PARAGRAPH)

Title 18, United States Code, Section 2314, makes it a crime for anyone to transport [cause

to be transported] in interstate [foreign] commerce stolen property having a value of $5,000 or

more, knowing it to have been stolen [converted] [taken by fraud].

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 transported [caused to be transported] in interstate [foreign]

commerce items of stolen property as described in the indictment;

Second: That at the time of such transportation, the defendant knew that the property had

been stolen [converted] [taken by fraud]; and

Third: That the property had a value of $5,000 or more.

Knowledge or reasonable foreseeability of interstate [foreign] transport is not required to

convict. It is enough if the defendant set in motion a series of events which in the normal course

led to the transportation.

“Property” means goods, wares, merchandise, securities, or money.

The word “stolen” means all wrongful and dishonest taking of property with the intent to

deprive the owner of the rights and benefits of ownership, temporarily or permanently.

[The phrase “taken by fraud” means to deceive or cheat someone out of property by means

of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises.]

The word “value” means the face, par, or market value, whichever is the greatest [and the

aggregate value of all goods, wares, and merchandise, securities, and money referred to in a single

indictment shall constitute the value thereof].