§ 1728
Weight of mail increased fraudulently
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever places any matter in the mails during the regular weighing period, for the purpose of increasing the weight of the mail, with intent to cause an increase in the compensation of the railroad mail carrier over whose route such mail may pass, shall be or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 785 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to put things in the mail during the official weighing period to make the mail heavier, intending to increase what a railroad mail carrier gets paid.