Section 130.113. Frauds against the government  


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  • Any person subject to this
      code-- (1) who, 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; or
        (2)  who,  for  the  purpose  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  the  same  to
      contain any false or fraudulent statements; or
        (B)  makes  any  oath  to  any  fact  or to any writing or other paper
      knowing such oath to be false; or
        (C) forges or counterfeits any signature upon  any  writing  or  other
      paper,  or  uses  any  such  signature  knowing the same to be forged or
      counterfeited; or
        (3) who, 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  organized
      militia  or  any  force thereof, knowingly delivers to any person having
      authority to receive the same, any amount thereof  less  than  that  for
      which he receives a certificate or receipt; or
        (4)  who, 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 organized
      militia or any force thereof, 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.