{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-286","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 286","heading":"Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to claims","body":"Whoever enters into any agreement, combination, or conspiracy to defraud the United States, or any department or agency thereof, by obtaining or aiding to obtain the payment or allowance of any false, fictitious or fraudulent claim, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15—CLAIMS AND SERVICES IN MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"19fa3ab909fe460d392c7596d8b6e09b5822c607a6bc5bfb634db9d88b973091","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-285","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-287"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}