                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
     CHAPTER 15--CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT
 
Sec. 291. Purchase of claims for fees by court officials

    Whoever, being a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of the 
United States or a Territory or Possession thereof, or a United States 
district attorney, assistant attorney, marshal, deputy marshal, 
magistrate judge, or other person holding any office or employment, or 
position of trust or profit under the United States, directly or 
indirectly purchases at less than the full face value thereof, any claim 
against the United States for the fee, mileage, or expenses of any 
witness, juror, deputy marshal, or any other officer of such court, 
shall be fined under this title.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 699; Pub. L. 90-578, title IV, 
Sec. 402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 101-650, title 
III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117; Pub. L. 103-322, title 
XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 193 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 104, 35 Stat. 1107).
    Word ``Possession'' was inserted to clarify scope of section.
    Minor changes were made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $1,000''.

                         Change of Name

    Words ``magistrate judge'' substituted for ``magistrate'' in text 
pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101-650, set out as a note under 
section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Previously, 
``magistrate'' substituted for ``commissioner'' pursuant to Pub. L. 90-
578. See chapter 43 (Sec. 631 et seq.) of Title 28.
