Alaska Statutes 26.05.925 – Fraud against the government

(a) A member of the militia is guilty of fraud against the government if the member,

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 26.05.925

confinement: means the physical restraint of a person. See Alaska Statutes 26.05.990
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
militia of the state: means the Alaska National Guard, the Alaska Naval Militia, and the Alaska State Defense Force. See Alaska Statutes 26.05.990
Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
oath: includes affirmation or declaration. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Alaska Statutes 26.05.990
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

(1) knowing it to be false or fraudulent,

(A) makes a claim against the United States, the state, or an officer of the United States or the state; or

(B) presents to a person in the civil or military service of the United States, the state, or an officer of the United States or the state, for approval or payment, a claim against the United States, the state, or an officer of the United States or the state;

(2) for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of a claim against the United States, the state, or an officer of the United States or the state,

(A) makes or uses a writing or other paper knowing it to contain a false or fraudulent statement;

(B) makes an oath, affirmation or certification to a fact, writing, or other paper knowing the oath, affirmation, or certification to be false; or

(C) forges or counterfeits a signature on a writing or other paper or uses the signature, knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;

(3) having charge, possession, custody, or control of money or other property of the United States or the state, that is furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the militia of the state, knowingly delivers to a person having authority to receive it, any amount of the money or other property less than that for which the member receives a certificate or receipt; or

(4) being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of property of the United States or the state, that is furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the militia of the state, makes or delivers to a person the writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements contained in the writing and with intent to defraud the United States or the state.

(b) A person found guilty of fraud against the government may be punished by up to one year of confinement, by separation with characterization up to dishonorable discharge, and by such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

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