Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§1713 Fraud; Penalties
Title 42 › CHAPTER 12 — COMPENSATION FOR INJURY, DEATH, OR DETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTORS WITH UNITED STATES OUTSIDE UNITED STATES › SUBCHAPTER II — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1713
Summary
Knowingly lying, filing false papers, or helping someone else lie on an application for payments under subchapter I to get money you are not entitled to or to increase payments is a crime. If convicted, a person can be fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to one year, or both.
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Title 42, §1713
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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.
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42 U.S.C. § 1713
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102