PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Knowingly making or causing a false statement about an important fact to get State payments under this subchapter, or hiding events that affect your right to those payments to get more money or payments you are not allowed, is a crime. The punishment can be a fine up to $25,000, up to five years in prison, or both. For civil penalties for certain false claims, see section 1320a–7a.

Title 42, §707

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(a)Whoever—

(1)knowingly and willfully makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in connection with the furnishing of items or services for which payment may be made by a State from funds allotted to the State under this subchapter, or

(2)having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting his initial or continued right to any such payment conceals or fails to disclose such event with an intent fraudulently to secure such payment either in a greater amount than is due or when no such payment is authorized,

shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.

(b)For civil monetary penalties for certain submissions of false claims, see section 1320a–7a of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 707, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 507, as added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title III, § 301, 81 Stat. 925, related to failure of State plan to comply with provisions of this subchapter, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by section 2192(a) of Pub. L. 97–35. See section 706 of this title. For

Effective Date

, savings, and transitional provisions, see section 2194 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 701 of this title. Provisions similar to those comprising former section 707 were contained in section 505 and 515 of act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, 49 Stat. 631, 633, as amended (formerly classified to section 705 and 715 of this title), prior to the general amendment and renumbering of title V of act Aug. 14, 1935, by Pub. L. 90–248, § 301.

§707 Criminal Penalty for False Statements