To establish a criminal penalty for the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments purporting to be instruments issued by a public or private entity, to require forfeiture of counterfeit access devices, and for other purposes.
Financial Crimes Prevention Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal criminal code to increase penalties for making, possessing, using, or selling materials or devices for counterfeiting U.S. obligations or securities and for possessing distinctive paper or a distinctive counterfeit deterrent adopted by the Secretary of the Treasury for U.S. obligations or securities.
Sets penalties for: (1) possessing, drawing, printing, processing, or otherwise making or passing, presenting, or selling any fictitious obligation within the United States; (2) using an instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce to transmit or transport any fictitious obligation to, from, or through the United States; or (3) attempting to commit an such offense.
Grants the United States Secret Service authority to investigate such offenses.
Provides for the forfeiture of counterfeit access devices, device-making equipment, and scanning receivers possessed with intent to defraud in violation of Federal law.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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