[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR429.109]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 429_ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 429.109  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. Sec. Sec. 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. Sec. 231).