18 U.S.C. § 479 : US Code - Section 479: Uttering counterfeit foreign obligations or securities

Search 18 U.S.C. § 479 : US Code - Section 479: Uttering counterfeit foreign obligations or securities

Whoever, within the United States, knowingly and with intent to
defraud, utters, passes, or puts off, in payment or negotiation,
any false, forged, or counterfeited bond, certificate, obligation,
security, treasury note, bill, or promise to pay, mentioned in
section 478 of this title, whether or not the same was made,
altered, forged, or counterfeited within the United States, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or
both.