Possible violations of the following statutes are investigated by the United States Diplomatic Security Service:
- 18 USC 1541 Issuance Without Authority
- 18 USC 1542 False Statement in Application and Use of Passport
- 18 USC 1543 Forgery or False Use of Passport
- 18 USC 1544 Misuse of Passport
- 18 USC 1546 Fraud and Misuse of Visas, Permits, and Other Documents
- 18 USC 371 Conspiracy to Commit Offense or to Defraud the United States
- 18 USC 911 False Claim to Citizenship
- 18 USC 1028 Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Identification Documents and Information
Statutes do not specify that the passport must be a US passport.
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—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“The disfranchisement of a single legal elector by fraud or intimidation is a crime too grave to be regarded lightly.”
—Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)