{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-355.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 355.5","heading":"Review by the reviewing official.","body":"(a) If, based on the report of the investigating official under § 355.4(b), the reviewing official determines that there is adequate evidence to believe that a person is liable under § 355.3, the reviewing official shall transmit to the Attorney General a written notice of the reviewing official's intention to issue a complaint under § 355.7.\n(b) Such notice shall include—\n(1) A statement of the reviewing official's reasons for issuing a complaint;\n(2) A statement specifying the evidence that supports the allegations of liability;\n(3) A description of the claims or statements upon which the allegations of liability are based;\n(4) An estimate of the amount of money or the value of property, services, or other benefits requested or demanded in violation of § 355.3;\n(5) A statement of any exculpatory or mitigating circumstances that may relate to the claims or statements known by the reviewing official or the investigating official; and\n(6) A statement that there is a reasonable prospect of collecting an appropriate amount of penalties and assessments. Such a statement may be based upon information then known or an absence of any information indicating that the person may be unable to pay such an amount.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER E—ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES FOR FRAUDULENT CLAIMS OR STATEMENTS","PART 355—REGULATIONS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"48b2785d51901d43e682e43d6f328d1019fb2c0a13cd73b4a2f8a30ce6237720","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-355.4","next":"us/20-cfr-355.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}