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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 285. Taking or using papers relating to claims
Whoever, without authority, takes and carries away from the place
where it was filed, deposited, or kept by authority of the United
States, any certificate, affidavit, deposition, statement of facts,
power of attorney, receipt, voucher, assignment, or other document,
record, file, or paper prepared, fitted, or intended to be used or
presented to procure the payment of money from or by the United
States or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, or the allowance
or payment of the whole or any part of any claim, account, or
demand against the United States, whether the same has or has not
already been so used or presented, and whether such claim, account,
or demand, or any part thereof has or has not already been allowed
or paid; or
Whoever presents, uses, or attempts to use any such document,
record, file, or paper so taken and carried away, to procure the
payment of any money from or by the United States, or any officer,
employee, or agent thereof, or the allowance or payment of the
whole or any part of any claim, account, or demand against the
United States -
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
years, or both.
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