Upon the trial of any indictment against any person for embezzling public money it shall be sufficient evidence, prima facie, for the purpose of showing a balance against such person, to produce a transcript from the books and proceedings of the Government Accountability Office.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64562 Stat. 836Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)118 Stat. 814(, ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
section 668 of title 28Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 32135 Stat. 1105June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 30442 Stat. 24Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 179, 355; , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Judicial Code and Judiciary (R.S. § 887; , §§ 93, 225, , 1133; , ).
section 179 of title 18section 355 of title 18section 668 of title 28This section is a consolidation of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., with similar provisions of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., and , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Judicial Code and Judiciary, with changes of phraseology only except that “General Accounting Office” was substituted for “Treasury Department”.
section 355 of title 18section 1711 of this titleOther provisions of said , U.S.C., 1940 ed., are incorporated in .
section 355 of title 18Words in second sentence of said , U.S.C., 1940 ed., which preceded the semicolon therein and which read “Any failure to produce or to pay over any such money or property, when required so to do as above provided, shall be taken to be prima facie evidence of such embezzlement” were omitted as surplusage, because such failure to produce or to pay over such money or property constitutes embezzlement. (See sections 653 and 1711 of this title.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 108–2712004— substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.