[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR35.9]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 35_TORT CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT--Table of Contents

 

                          Subpart B_Procedures

 

Sec.  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).