{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-429.109","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 429.109","heading":"Are there any penalties for filing false claims?","body":"A person who files a false claim or makes a false or fraudulent statement in a claim against the United States may be imprisoned for not more than 5 years. (18 U.S.C. 287, 1001). In addition, that person may be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 and damages of triple the loss or damage sustained by the United States, as well as the costs of a civil action brought to recover any penalty or damages. (31 U.S.C. 3729).","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 429—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT AND RELATED STATUTES","Subpart A—Claims Against the Government Under the Federal Tort 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":"983d0a24902871bce998db8e6500663ae8606acf111db4c24cbdb0b0d63025f8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-429.108","next":"us/20-cfr-429.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}