{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-498.114","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 498.114","heading":"Collateral estoppel.","body":"In a proceeding under section 1129 of the Social Security Act that—\n(a) Is against a person who has been convicted (whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of a Federal or State crime; and\n(b) Involves the same transactions as in the criminal action, the person is estopped from denying the essential elements of the criminal offense.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 498—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDED EXCLUSIONS"],"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":"f6860e198449fee8921a826e543d0414c4e625ce6b5dc2593608ac5451dc1d65","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-498.110","next":"us/20-cfr-498.115-498.125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}