---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 793.9"
title: "12"
number: "793.9"
heading: "Penalties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/793.9"
---

# §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](/usc/18/287-1001.md)), 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](/usc/31/231.md)).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1766.

### Source

Source: 37 FR 5928, Mar. 23, 1972, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 49 FR 559, Jan. 5, 1984.