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	1 Conviction in September 2024		5 Convictions in Fiscal Year 2024

CITE

    18 USC Sec. 286                                             01/05/2009

EXPCITE

    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 15 - CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT

HEAD

    Sec. 286. Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to
      claims

STATUTE

      Whoever enters into any agreement, combination, or conspiracy to
    defraud the United States, or any department or agency thereof, by
    obtaining or aiding to obtain the payment or allowance of any
    false, fictitious or fraudulent claim, shall be fined under this
    title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

SOURCE

    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 698; Pub. L. 103-322, title
    XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

      Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 83 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
    321, Sec. 35, 35 Stat. 1095; Oct. 23, 1918, ch. 194, 40 Stat. 1015;
    June 18, 1934, ch. 587, 48 Stat. 996; Apr. 4, 1938, ch. 69, 52
    Stat. 197).
      To clarify meaning of "department" the word "agency" was inserted
    after it. (See definitions of "department" and "agency" in section
    6 of this title.)
      Words "or any corporation in which the United States of America
    is a stockholder" were omitted as unnecessary in view of definition
    of "agency" in section 6 of this title.
      Minor changes in phraseology were made.
                                AMENDMENTS
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $10,000".