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[CITE: 42USC1011]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 7--SOCIAL SECURITY
 
   SUBCHAPTER VIII--SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS
 
Sec. 1011. Penalties for fraud


(a) In general

    Whoever--
        (1) knowingly and willfully makes or causes to be made any false 
    statement or representation of a material fact in an application for 
    benefits under this subchapter;
        (2) at any time knowingly and willfully makes or causes to be 
    made any false statement or representation of a material fact for 
    use in determining any right to the benefits;
        (3) having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting--
            (A) his or her initial or continued right to the benefits; 
        or
            (B) the initial or continued right to the benefits of any 
        other individual in whose behalf he or she has applied for or is 
        receiving the benefit,

    conceals or fails to disclose the event with an intent fraudulently 
    to secure the benefit either in a greater amount or quantity than is 
    due or when no such benefit is authorized; or
        (4) having made application to receive any such benefit for the 
    use and benefit of another and having received it, knowingly and 
    willfully converts the benefit or any part thereof to a use other 
    than for the use and benefit of the other individual,

shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
both.

(b) Restitution by representative payee

    If a person or organization violates subsection (a) of this section 
in the person's or organization's role as, or in applying to become, a 
representative payee under section 1007 of this title on behalf of a 
qualified individual, and the violation includes a willful misuse of 
funds by the person or entity, the court may also require that full or 
partial restitution of funds be made to the qualified individual.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VIII, Sec. 811, as added Pub. L. 106-169, 
title II, Sec. 251(a), Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1852.)


                            Prior Provisions

    For prior provisions, see note set out under section 1001 of this 
title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 405, 1007, 1383 of this 
title.
