12 CFR § 793.9 - Penalties.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s793.9"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 793.9 - Penalties."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "793.9"
section_name: "Penalties."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "793"
part_name: "TORT CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 1766."
regulatory_source: "37 FR 5928, Mar. 23, 1972, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 49 FR 559, Jan. 5, 1984."
cfr_part: "793"
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# 793.9 Penalties.
A person who files a false claim or makes a false or fraudulent statement in a claim against the United States may be liable to a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both (18 U.S.C. 287-1001), and, in addition, to a forfeiture of $2,000 and a penalty of double the loss or damage sustained by the United States (31 U.S.C. 231).