Rhode Island General Laws Title 19. Financial Institutions § 19-9-22. Violations by officers and employees

Every president, director, officer, trustee, cashier, treasurer, teller, clerk, employee, or agent of any licensee licensed pursuant to chapter 14 of title 19, regulated institution, or other depository, who, without authority of the directors or trustees, issues or puts forth any certificate of deposit, draws any order or bill of exchange, makes any acceptance, assigns any note, bond, draft, bill of exchange, mortgage, judgment, or decree, or who makes any false entry in any book, report, or statement of the licensee, regulated institution, or other depository with intent in either case to injure or defraud the licensee, regulated institution, or other depository, or any company, corporation, or person, or to deceive any officer of the licensee, regulated institution, or other depository, the director of business regulation, or any agent appointed by the director to examine the affairs of that licensee, regulated institution, or other depository; and any person who with like intent aids or abets any officer, clerk, or agent in violation of this section, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or be imprisoned not exceeding twenty (20) years, or both.