34 USC § 10272 - Falsification or concealment of facts

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title: "34 USC § 10272 - Falsification or concealment of facts"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10272"
section_name: "Falsification or concealment of facts"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
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subchapter_name: "CRIMINAL PENALTIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1102, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1219.)"
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# § 10272. Falsification or concealment of facts

section 1001 of title 18

Whoever knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up by trick, scheme, or device, any material fact in any application for assistance submitted pursuant to this chapter or in any records required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to prosecution under the provisions of .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1102, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1219.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in former , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .