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CLOUDY Temp: 38 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Wednesday, April 2, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend January 30, 2003 Since you asked Change to coin rules devalues penalties I read an article that said in 1792, the law that established the U.S. Mint made coin defacement, counterfeiting and embezzlement by mint employees punishable by death. Is that still on the books? — Steve R., Medford Mint employees, along with everyone else, no longer face death for those crimes, said Michael White, a Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Mint spokesman. He said the mint’s legal experts assured him that the law calling for death for counterfeiters and embezzlers has been updated through the years. Defacing coins now carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and fines. People who embezzle metals for making coins face up to 10 years in prison and fines. Counterfeiting pennies or nickels can land a person in prison for three years, and counterfeiting coins of larger denominations or gold or silver bars carries a penalty of 15 years in prison. White advises that laws relating to coins and currency are contained in Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 25 covers counterfeiting and forgery. U.S. Code is available at the law library in the Justice Building, 100 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford, or at www4.law.cornell.edu/uscodeand www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong013.html on the Web. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Website Feedback A D V E R T I S E R S