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Impersonating a federal officer is defined as falsely representing oneself as a federal agent or employee with the intent to intimidate or deceive another person. This can include wearing or displaying a badge or othe...
§913. Impersonator making arrest or search Whoever falsely represents himself to be an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, and in such assumed character arrests or detains any person or in any manner sea...
Whoever falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States or any department, agency or officer thereof, and acts as such, or in such pretended character demands o...
When the "FBI" Contacts You: How to Recognize and Respond to Federal Impersonation Scams People across the country are receiving emails, messages, and documents from individuals claiming to be …
The FBI Portland Division has seen an increase in reports of scammers falsely representing themselves as FBIagents.
Other federal statutes involve impersonation, but 18 U.S.C. 913 covers the crime of an unlawful arrest or search while impersonating a federal official. As noted, the text within the law says, "Whoever falsely represe...
A man claiming to be an FBIagent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said.
Anton Andreyevich Iagounov, 38, of South Lake Tahoe, was sentenced today to two years and three months in prison for four counts of impersonating a federal officer.
Most states have laws that make it a crime to impersonate someone else, mainly when conducting business or performing government functions. But when that impersonation extends to pretending to be a federal officer, ag...
