Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 12 : Section 1829


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1829. Penalty for unauthorized participation by convicted individual

    (a) Prohibition
      (1) In general
        Except with the prior written consent of the Corporation - 
          (A) any person who has been convicted of any criminal offense
        involving dishonesty or a breach of trust or money laundering,
        or has agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion or similar
        program in connection with a prosecution for such offense, may
        not - 
            (i) become, or continue as, an institution-affiliated party
          with respect to any insured depository institution;
            (ii) own or control, directly or indirectly, any insured
          depository institution; or
            (iii) otherwise participate, directly or indirectly, in the
          conduct of the affairs of any insured depository institution;
          and

          (B) any insured depository institution may not permit any
        person referred to in subparagraph (A) to engage in any conduct
        or continue any relationship prohibited under such
        subparagraph.
      (2) Minimum 10-year prohibition period for certain offenses
        (A) In general
          If the offense referred to in paragraph (1)(A) in connection
        with any person referred to in such paragraph is - 
            (i) an offense under - 
              (I) section 215, 656, 657, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008,(!1)
            1014, 1032, 1344, 1517, 1956, or 1957 of title 18; or

              (II) section 1341 or 1343 of such title which affects any
            financial institution (as defined in section 20 of such
            title); or

            (ii) the offense of conspiring to commit any such offense,

        the Corporation may not consent to any exception to the
        application of paragraph (1) to such person during the 10-year
        period beginning on the date the conviction or the agreement of
        the person becomes final.
        (B) Exception by order of sentencing court
          (i) In general
            On motion of the Corporation, the court in which the
          conviction or the agreement of a person referred to in
          subparagraph (A) has been entered may grant an exception to
          the application of paragraph (1) to such person if granting
          the exception is in the interest of justice.
          (ii) Period for filing
            A motion may be filed under clause (i) at any time during
          the 10-year period described in subparagraph (A) with regard
          to the person on whose behalf such motion is made.
    (b) Penalty
      Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) of this section shall
    be fined not more than $1,000,000 for each day such prohibition is
    violated or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.



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