{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-10.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 10.9","heading":"Penalties.","body":"A person who files a false claim or makes a false or fraudulent statement in a claim against the United States may be liable to a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both (18 U.S.C. 287,1001), and, in addition, to a forfeiture of $2,000 and a penalty of double the loss or damage sustained by the United States (31 U.S.C. 3729).","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 10—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT","Subpart B—Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"90bc57f7cc30ff291c844bae1b7fb77112269da41f8c2a1768943aac9fe6d0d9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-10.8","next":"us/40-cfr-10.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}