32 CFR § 200.1520 - Collateral estoppel.

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title: "32 CFR § 200.1520 - Collateral estoppel."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "200.1520"
section_name: "Collateral estoppel."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
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part_name: "CIVIL MONEY PENALTY AUTHORITIES FOR THE TRICARE PROGRAM"
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# 200.1520 Collateral estoppel.

(a) Where a final determination pertaining to the respondent's liability for acts that violate this part has been rendered in any proceeding in which the respondent was a party and had an opportunity to be heard, the respondent shall be bound by such determination in any proceeding under this part.

(b) In a proceeding under this part, a person is estopped from denying the essential elements of the criminal offense if the proceeding—

(1) Is against a person who has been convicted (whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of a Federal crime charging fraud or false statements; and

(2) Involves the same transactions as in the criminal action.