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Title 9: Criminal

9-49.000 - Fraud In Connection With Access Devices And Credit Cards

Guidance and legal memoranda relating to this topic can be found in the Criminal Resource Manual

Fraudulent Production, Use or Trafficking in Counterfeit or Unauthorized Access Devices——18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(1-4) Criminal Resource Manual at 1024
Fraudulent Production, Use, or Trafficking in Telecommunications Instruments Modified or Altered to Access Telecommunications Services——18 U.S.C. §  1029(a)(5) Criminal Resource Manual at 1025
Fraudulent Production, Use, or Trafficking in Hardware or Software Used for Modification of Telecommunications Instruments——18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(6) Criminal Resource Manual at 1026
Fraudulent Transactions with One or More Access Devices for Payment or Anything of Value totaling $1000 or more During a One-Year Period——18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(5) Criminal Resource Manual at 1027
Solicitation of Unauthorized Access Device or Selling Information Regarding an Application to Obtain an Access Device——18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(6) Criminal Resource Manual at 1028
Fraudulent Presentment and Related Unauthorized Credit Card Transactions Made by Access Device——18 U.S.C. §  1029(a)(7) Criminal Resource Manual at 1029
Definitions Criminal Resource Manual at 1030
Responsibilities of Investigative Agencies Criminal Resource Manual at 1031

[cited in Criminal Resource Manual 964; 1313]

[updated October 2016]