What law is broken when transporting counterfeit money from U.S. to another country?

Question

The country you are transporting to is the currency you are transporting

Answer 1

This, and almost certainly other laws as well (money laundering, mail/wire fraud, failure to declare export of financial instruments, RICO . . .):

§ 480. Possessing counterfeit foreign obligations or securities

"Whoever, within the United States, knowingly and with intent to defraud, possesses or delivers any false, forged, or counterfeit bond, certificate, obligation, security, treasury note, bill, promise to pay, bank note, or bill issued by a bank or corporation of any foreign country, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both."

Not to forget: § 470. Counterfeit acts committed outside the United States, § 483. Uttering counterfeit foreign bank notes, § 488. Making or possessing counterfeit dies for foreign coins and § 492. Forfeiture of counterfeit paraphernalia

Perhaps also: § 21. Stolen or counterfeit nature of property for certain crimes defined. A pretty complete list is here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/search/display.html?terms=counterfeit&url=/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sup_01_18_10_I_20_25.html

Answer 2

Well fraud jumps to mind right away...

Smuggling comes in a close second...after all counterfeit money IS contraband...

If you are caught, you're going to go to jail either way.

-Em

Answer 3

International smuggling,let alone the conterfeiting, probably evading taxes, et al

Answer 4

Federal Fraud, and depending on the country could have serious consequences.