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[CITE: 18USC286]

 
                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
     CHAPTER 15--CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT
 
Sec. 286. Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to 
        claims
        
    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.

(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''.