United States v. Lov-It Creamery, Inc., and Roger L. Jahnke

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

The organic statute of the Commodity Credit Corporation, 15 U.S.C. §§ 714-714p, includes a set of criminal laws distinct from those in the criminal title of the United States Code. Although one who steals from the United States or “any department or agency thereof” property worth more than $100 “[sjhall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both”, 18 U.S.C. § 641, one who steals $101 from the CCC “shall ... be punished by a fine of not more than $10,-000 or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.” 15 U.S.C. §…