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18 U.S. Code § 1341 - Frauds and swindles. Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful ...
False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. § 1028. Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information. § 1028A.
The United States has both statutory (e.g., the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733) and common law rights of action arising from fraud against the government and from the corruption of its officials.
18 U.S. Code § 1031 - Major fraud against the United States. to defraud the United States; or. to obtain money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, in any grant, contract, subcontract, subsidy, loan, guarantee, insurance, or other form of Federal assistance, including through the Troubled Asset ...
What are the federal laws on fraud? Mail and wire fraud laws: 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and 18 U.S.C. § 1343. These laws prohibit using US postal service mail services or electronic communications to defraud others. Includes activities like phishing emails. Penalties include fines and imprisonment.
The Fraud Section plays a unique and essential role in the Department's fight against sophisticated economic crime. The Section investigates and prosecutes complex white collar crime cases throughout the country.
If you would like to report fraud, please contact the appropriate investigative agency as follows: Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft. Contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTC-HELP, 1-877-ID-THEFT, or online at https://ReportFraud.ftc.gov/#/?orgcode=TFMICF. Disaster-Related Fraud.
Whoever knowingly makes any false statement or report, or willfully overvalues any land, property or security, for the purpose of influencing in any way the action of the Federal Housing Administration, the Farm Credit Administration, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation or a company the Corporation reinsures, the Secretary of Agriculture acting ...
Federal law defines fraud as any intentional deception or misrepresentation used to benefit yourself or someone else. Several federal laws target specific types of fraud, and the penalties for violating these laws can be harsh.
The five most important Federal fraud and abuse laws that apply to physicians are the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark law), the Exclusion Authorities, and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL).