; (2) uses any passport in violation of the conditions or restrictions therein contained, or in violation of the laws, regulations, or rules governing the issuance and use of the passport; (3) secures, possesses, uses, receives, buys, sells, or distributes any passport knowing it to be forged, counterfeited, altered, falsely made, procured by fraud, stolen, or produced or issued without lawful authority; or (4) violates the terms and conditions of any safe conduct duly obtained and issued under the authority of the United States; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 1545. Schemes to defraud aliens Whoever inside the United States, or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, in connection with any matter that is authorized by or arises under the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) )) or any matter the offender claims or represents is authorized by or arises under the immigration laws of the United States, knowingly executes a scheme or artifice— (1) to defraud any person, or (2) to obtain or receive money or anything else of value from any person by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 1546. Immigration and visa fraud Whoever knowingly— (1) uses any immigration document issued or designed for the use of another; (2) forges, counterfeits, alters, or falsely makes any immigration document; (3) mails, prepares, presents, or signs any immigration document knowing it to contain any materially false statement or representation; (4) secures, possesses, uses, transfers, receives, buys, sells, or distributes any immigration document knowing it to be forged, counterfeited, altered, falsely made, stolen, procured by fraud, or produced or issued without lawful authority; (5) adopts or uses a false or fictitious name to evade or to attempt to evade the immigration laws