13.7 Forging Endorsement on Treasury Check, Bond or Security of United States (18 U.S.C. § 510(a)(1))

            The defendant is charged in [Count _______ of] the indictment with forging or falsely making [an endorsement] [a signature] on a Treasury [check] [bond] [security] of the United States in violation of Section 510 of Title 18 of the United States Code.  For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt: 

            First, the defendant falsely made or forged [an endorsement] [a signature] on a Treasury [check] [bond] [security] of the United States; and 

            Second, the defendant did so with intent to defraud. 

Comment 

            For a definition of “intent to defraud,” see Instruction 4.13 (Intent to Defraud—Defined).