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38 U.S.C. § 6102 — Fraudulent acceptance of payments

submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-857 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 107 words · no verdicts yet

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A beneficiary who fraudulently accepts a payment after losing the right to it may be fined or imprisoned for up to one year. Anyone who obtains money or a check under these laws without entitlement and with intent to defraud faces the same penalties.

(a) A person entitled to monetary benefits under a law administered by the Secretary, whose right ends when a specified event occurs, who later fraudulently accepts such a payment may be fined under title 18, imprisoned for up to 1 year, or both. (b) A person who obtains or receives money or a check under such a law without being entitled to it, intending to defraud the United States or a United States beneficiary, may be fined under title 18, imprisoned for up to 1 year, or both.

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(a)

Any person entitled to monetary benefits under any of the laws administered by the Secretary whose right to payment thereof ceases upon the happening of any contingency, who thereafter fraudulently accepts any such payment, shall be fined in accordance with title 18, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(b)

Whoever obtains or receives any money or check under any of the laws administered by the Secretary without being entitled to it, and with intent to defraud the United States or any beneficiary of the United States, shall be fined in accordance with title 18, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1239, § 3502; renumbered § 6102, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(d)(7), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-857 · 72 Stat. 1239
  • 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-40 · 105 Stat. 238
  • 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-54 · 105 Stat. 286
  • 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 403

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 85-857 on 1958-09-02.

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