Regulations last checked for updates: May 20, 2024

Title 45 - Public Welfare last revised: May 13, 2024
§ 35.9 - Penalties.

A person who files a false claim or makes a false or fraudulent statement in a claim against the United States may be liable to a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both (18 U.S.C. 287.1001), and, in addition, to a forfeiture of $2,000 and a penalty of double the loss or damage sustained by the United States (31 U.S.C. 231).

authority: Sec. 1(a), 80 Stat. 306; 28 U.S.C. 2672; 28 CFR Part 14
source: 32 FR 14101, Oct. 11, 1967, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 45 CFR 35.9