42 U.S.C. § 1713 — Fraud; penalties
submitted 84 years ago by ch. 668 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 127 words · no verdicts yet
A person who knowingly falsifies or helps falsify a material statement, representation, affidavit, or document to increase or obtain an unauthorized payment under subchapter I commits a misdemeanor. On conviction, the person may be fined up to $1,000, imprisoned up to one year, or both.
Anyone who, to cause a payment under this chapter to increase or to cause a payment when none is authorized, knowingly makes, causes, or helps make a false statement or representation of a material fact in an application for a subchapter I payment, or knowingly makes, causes, or helps make a false statement, representation, affidavit, or document connected with that application or claim, commits a misdemeanor. On conviction, the person may be fined no more than $1,000, imprisoned no more than one year, or both.
Whoever, for the purpose of causing an increase in any payment authorized to be made under this chapter, or for the purpose of causing any payment to be made where no payment is authorized hereunder, shall knowingly make or cause to be made, or aid or abet in the making of any false statement or representation of a material fact in any application for any payment under subchapter I, or knowingly make or cause to be made, or aid or abet in the making of any false statement, representation, affidavit, or document in connection with such an application, or claim, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
Source credit: (Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668, title II, § 203, 56 Stat. 1034.)
- 1942Enacted · Act of Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668 · 56 Stat. 1034
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 668 on 1942-12-02.
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