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18 U.S.C. § 290 — Discharge papers withheld by claim agent
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Whoever, being a claim agent, attorney, or other person engaged in the collection of claims for pay, pension, or other allowances for any soldier, sailor, or marine, or for any commissioned officer of the military or naval forces, or for any person who may have been a soldier, sailor, marine, or officer of the regular or volunteer forces of the United States, or for his dependents or beneficiaries, retains, without the consent of the owner or owners thereof, or refuses to deliver or account for the same upon demand duly made by the owner or owners thereof, or by their agent or attorney, the discharge papers of any such soldier, sailor, or marine, or commissioned officer, which may have been placed in his hands for the purpose of collecting said claims, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both; and shall be debarred from prosecuting any such claim in any department or agency of the United States.
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Whoever, being a claim agent, attorney, or other person engaged in the collection of claims for pay, pension, or other allowances for any soldier, sailor, or marine, or for any commissioned officer of the military or naval forces, or for any person who may have been a soldier, sailor, marine, or officer of the regular or volunteer forces of the United States, or for his dependents or beneficiaries, retains, without the consent of the owner or owners thereof, or refuses to deliver or account for the same upon demand duly made by the owner or owners thereof, or by their agent or attorney, the discharge papers of any such soldier, sailor, or marine, or commissioned officer, which may have been placed in his hands for the purpose of collecting said claims, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both; and shall be debarred from prosecuting any such claim in any department or agency of the United States.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 684; Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–596, § 8, 98 Stat. 3138, classified offenses as a felony, misdemeanor, or petty offense.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal of section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such repeal, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 3551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3551&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Short Title of 2026 Amendment
Pub. L. 119–73, § 1, Jan. 23, 2026, 139 Stat. 2003, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 28 and 3771A of this title, amending [section 7102 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim), Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and enacting provisions set out as notes under [section 28 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section28&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 10110 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10110&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement] may be cited as the ‘Trafficking Survivors Relief Act’.”
#### Short Title of 2024 Amendment
Pub. L. 118–78, § 1, July 30, 2024, 138 Stat. 1512, provided that: “This Act [enacting [section 1352 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1352&num=0&edition=prelim) and amending [section 201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section201&num=0&edition=prelim)] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act’.”
Pub. L. 118–77, § 1, July
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act May 21, 1872, ch. 178, 17 Stat. 137, related to offense and punishment of claim agent, attorney or other person for withholding military land bounty warrant. See [section 290 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section290&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 20 of act June 25, 1948.
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Whoever knowingly and willfully makes, or presents any false, fictitious or fraudulent affidavit, declaration, certificate, voucher, endorsement, or paper or writing purporting to be such, concerning any claim for pension or payment thereof, or pertaining to any other matter within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or knowingly or willfully makes or presents any paper required as a voucher in drawing a pension, which paper bears a date subsequent to that upon which it was actually signed or acknowledged by the pensioner; or
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 290
The words ‘‘five years’’ were substituted for ‘‘ten
years’’ to harmonize the punishment provisions of com-
parable sections involving offenses of the gravity of
felonies, but not of such heinous character as to war-
rant a 10-year punishment. (See sections 914, 1001, 1002,
1005, 1006 of this title.)
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omit-
ted as unnecessary in view of definition of ‘‘principal’’
in section 2 of this title.
Minor changes in phraseology were made.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1986—Pub. L. 99–562 substituted ‘‘imprisoned not more
than five years and shall be subject to a fine in the
amount provided in this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than
$10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or
both’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
INCREASED PENALTIES FOR FALSE CLAIMS IN DEFENSE
PROCUREMENT
Pub. L. 99–145, title IX, § 931(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat.
699, provided that: ‘‘Notwithstanding sections 287 and
3623 of title 18, United States Code, the maximum fine
that may be imposed under such section for making or
presenting any claim upon or against the United States
related to a contract with the Department of Defense,
knowing such claim to be false, fictitious, or fraudu-
lent, is $1,000,000.’’
[Pub. L. 99–145, title IX, § 931(c), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat.
699, provided that section 931(a) is applicable to claims
made or presented on or after Nov. 8, 1985.]
§ 288. False claims for postal losses
Whoever makes, alleges, or presents any claim
or application for indemnity for the loss of any
registered or insured letter, parcel, package, or
other article or matter, or the contents thereof,
knowing such claim or application to be false,
fictitious, or fraudulent; or
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