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18 U.S.C. § 289 — False claims for pensions
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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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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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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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**(a)** Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.
**(b)** Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal.
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Whoever makes or presents to any person or officer in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, or to any department or agency thereof, any claim upon or against the United States, or any department or agency thereof, knowing such claim to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent, shall be imprisoned not more than five years and shall be subject to a fine in the amount provided in this title.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, R.S. §§ 4746, 4766; acts July 7, 1898, ch. 578, 30 Stat. 718; Aug. 17, 1912, ch. 301, § 1, 37 Stat. 312; July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to false certification of documents. See [section 289 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section289&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal by act June 25, 1948, effective Sept. 1, 1948.
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Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns any building, structure or vessel, any machinery or building materials or supplies, military or naval stores, munitions of war, or any structural aids or appliances for navigation or shipping, or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be imprisoned for not more than 25 years, fined the greater of the fine under this title or the cost of repairing or replacing any property that is damaged or destroyed, or both.
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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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