                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                       CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
 
Sec. 1728. Weight of mail increased fraudulently

    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 fined under this 
title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 785; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 358 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 228, 35 Stat. 1134).
    Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary 
in view of definition of ``principal'' in section 2 of this title.
    Minor verbal changes were made.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $20,000''.
