Uttering counterfeit foreign bank notes
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Whoever, within the United States, utters, passes, puts off, or tenders in payment, with intent to defraud, any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited bank note or bill, mentioned in section 482 of this title, knowing the same to be so false, forged, altered, and counterfeited, whether or not the same was made, forged, altered, or counterfeited within the United States, shall be or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 708 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB); Pub. L. 107–56, title III, §375(f), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 342.)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime, within the United States, to pass or offer fake foreign bank notes as payment, knowing they are fake and intending to defraud.