Conviction Report for All Agencies in the Latest Month (33 in July 2009)

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Geographic Distribution of Convictions for All Agencies, FY 2009

CITE

    18 USC Sec. 1347                                            01/08/2008

EXPCITE

    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 63 - MAIL FRAUD

HEAD

    Sec. 1347. Health care fraud

STATUTE

      Whoever knowingly and willfully executes, or attempts to execute,
    a scheme or artifice -
        (1) to defraud any health care benefit program; or
        (2) to obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses,
      representations, or promises, any of the money or property owned
      by, or under the custody or control of, any health care benefit
      program,
    in connection with the delivery of or payment for health care
    benefits, items, or services, shall be fined under this title or
    imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. If the violation
    results in serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of
    this title), such person shall be fined under this title or
    imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and if the violation
    results in death, such person shall be fined under this title, or
    imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both.

SOURCE

    (Added Pub. L. 104-191, title II, Sec. 242(a)(1), Aug. 21, 1996,
    110 Stat. 2016.)