Kentucky Statutes 35.725 – Frauds against the government
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Any person subject to this code who:
(1) Knowing it to be false or fraudulent:
(a) Makes any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof; or
(b) Presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment, any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof;
(2) For the purposes of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof:
(a) Makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements;
(b) Makes any oath, affirmation, or certification to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath, affirmation, or certification to be false; or
(c) Forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;
(3) Having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money, or other property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the Armed Forces of the United States or the state military forces, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which he or she receives a certificate or receipt; or
(4) Being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the Armed Forces of the United States or the state military forces, makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States or the state;
shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 136, effective June 25, 2013.
(1) Knowing it to be false or fraudulent:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 35.725
- Code: means this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Military: refers to any or all of the Armed Forces. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State military forces: means the Kentucky National Guard as defined in Title 32 of the United States Code and as organized under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
(a) Makes any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof; or
(b) Presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment, any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof;
(2) For the purposes of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof:
(a) Makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements;
(b) Makes any oath, affirmation, or certification to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath, affirmation, or certification to be false; or
(c) Forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;
(3) Having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money, or other property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the Armed Forces of the United States or the state military forces, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which he or she receives a certificate or receipt; or
(4) Being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the Armed Forces of the United States or the state military forces, makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States or the state;
shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 136, effective June 25, 2013.