18 U.S.C. § 289 — False claims for pensions

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 136 words · no verdicts yet

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It's a federal crime to knowingly make or present a false, fake, or fraudulent document to support a pension claim, or any other matter handled by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. It's also a crime to submit a pension voucher dated after the date it was actually signed, or to falsely certify that someone personally appeared and swore to a document when they didn't. The penalty is a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.

This section makes it a crime to lie in connection with a veterans' pension. It covers: knowingly and willfully making or presenting a false, fake, or fraudulent affidavit, declaration, certificate, voucher, endorsement, or other paper (or something claiming to be one) about a pension claim or its payment, or about any other matter within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; knowingly or willfully making or presenting a paper required as proof for drawing a pension that is dated after the date it was actually signed or acknowledged by the pensioner; and knowingly and falsely certifying that the person named in such a declaration, affidavit, voucher, endorsement, or other paper personally appeared before the certifier and swore to it, or acknowledged signing it, when that didn't happen. Anyone who does any of these things can be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to five years, or both.

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Whoever knowingly and willfully makes, or presents any false, fictitious or fraudulent affidavit, declaration, certificate, voucher, endorsement, or paper or writing purporting to be such, concerning any claim for pension or payment thereof, or pertaining to any other matter within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or knowingly or willfully makes or presents any paper required as a voucher in drawing a pension, which paper bears a date subsequent to that upon which it was actually signed or acknowledged by the pensioner; or

Whoever knowingly and falsely certifies that the declarant, affiant, or witness named in such declaration, affidavit, voucher, endorsement, or other paper or writing personally appeared before him and was sworn thereto, or acknowledged the execution thereof—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 699; Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(f)(1), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 275; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 699
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-54 · 105 Stat. 275
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.

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