20 CFR § 429.109 - Are there any penalties for filing false claims?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s429.109"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 429.109 - Are there any penalties for filing false claims?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "429.109"
section_name: "Are there any penalties for filing false claims?"
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "429"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT AND RELATED STATUTES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5); 28 U.S.C. 2672; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 28 CFR 14.11."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 48768, Aug. 11, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "429"
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# 429.109 Are there any penalties for filing false claims?
A person who files a false claim or makes a false or fraudulent statement in a claim against the United States may be imprisoned for not more than 5 years. (18 U.S.C. 287, 1001). In addition, that person may be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 and damages of triple the loss or damage sustained by the United States, as well as the costs of a civil action brought to recover any penalty or damages. (31 U.S.C. 3729).