§88 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

Anyone who knowingly gives a false voucher, account, or claim about any matter of the Indian Service must not get paid or get credit for it. False information can be about the amount, the item or service, the person’s name, or the date. If payment or credit was already given, the United States can charge it back and sue to get the money like any other debt. If an account has several vouchers, only the vouchers that are false are affected. In civil cases, the people dealing with the account are assumed to know the facts in the voucher. This does not stop other penalties or legal actions. When possible, this rule should be printed on blank voucher forms.

Title 25, §88

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Any disbursing or other officer of the United States, or other person, who shall knowingly present, or cause to be presented, any voucher, account, or claim to any officer of the United States, for approval or payment, or for the purpose of securing a credit in any account with the United States, relating to any matter pertaining to the Indian Service, which shall contain any material misrepresentation of fact in regard to the amount due or paid, the name or character of the article furnished or received; or of the service rendered, or to the date of purchase, delivery, or performance of service, or in any other particular, shall not be entitled to payment or credit for any part of said voucher, account, or claim; and if any such credit shall be given or received, or payment made, the United States may recharge the same to the officer or person receiving the credit or payment, and recover the amount from either or from both, in the same manner as other debts due the United States are collected: Provided, That where an account contains more than one voucher the foregoing shall apply only to such vouchers as contain the misrepresentation: And provided further, That the officers and persons by and between whom the business is transacted shall, in all civil actions in settlement of accounts, be presumed to know the facts in relation to the matter set forth in the voucher, account, or claim: And provided further, That the foregoing shall be in addition to the penalties prescribed by law, and in no way affect proceedings under existing law for like offenses. Where practicable this section shall be printed on the blank forms of vouchers provided for general use.

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Transfer of Functions

Transfer of disbursement functions of all Government agencies with certain exceptions to Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury, see note set out under section 53 of this title.

§88 False Vouchers, Accounts, or Claims

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Title 25, §88

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Transfer of Functions

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