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(2) who, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of
any claim against the United States or any officer thereof-
( A) makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain
any false or fraudulent statements;
(B) makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper
knowing the oath to be false; or
(C) forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other
paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;
(3) who, having charge, possession, custody or control of any money, or other
property of the United States, furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof,
knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less
than that for which he receives a certificate or receipt; or
(4) who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt
of any property of the lJ nited States furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof,
makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of
the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States;
shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
b. F.lemenls.
(l)Makingafalse orfraudulent claim.
(a) That the accused made a certain claim against the United States or an officer thereof;
(b) That the claim was false or fraudulent in certain particulars; and
(c) That the accused then knew that the claim was false or fraudulent in these patticulars.
(2) Presenting for approval or payment a false or fraudulent claim.
(a) That the accused presented for approval or payment to a certain person in the civil or
military service of the United States having authority to approve or pay it a certain claim against
the United States or an otiicer thereof;
(b) That the claim was false or fraudulent in certain patticulars; and
(c) That the accused then knew that the claim was false or fraudulent in these particulars.
(3) Making or using a false writing or other paper in connection with a claim.
(a) That the accused made or used a certain writing or other paper;
(b) That certain material statements in the writing or other paper were false or fraudulent;
(c) That the accused then knew the statements were false or fraudulent; and
(d) That the act of the accused was for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or
payment of a certain claim or claims against the United States or an officer thereof
(4) False oath in connection with a claim.
(a) That the accused made an oath to a certain fact or to a certain writing or other paper;
(b) That the oath was false in ce1tain pa1ticulars;
(c) That the accused then knew it was false; and
(d) That the act was for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of a
certain claim or claims against the United States or an officer thereof.
(5) Forge1y of signature in connection with a claim.
(a) That the accused forged or counterfeited the signature of a certain person on a certain
writing or other paper; and
(b) That the act was for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of a
certain claim against the United States or an officer thereof.
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