§ 88. — False vouchers, accounts, or claims.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 25USC88]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 3--AGREEMENTS WITH INDIANS
SUBCHAPTER II--CONTRACTS WITH INDIANS
Sec. 88. False vouchers, accounts, or claims
Any disbursing or other officer of the United States, or other
person, who shall knowingly present, or cause to be presented, any
voucher, account, or claim to any officer of the United States, for
approval or payment, or for the purpose of securing a credit in any
account with the United States, relating to any matter pertaining to the
Indian Service, which shall contain any material misrepresentation of
fact in regard to the amount due or paid, the name or character of the
article furnished or received; or of the service rendered, or to the
date of purchase, delivery, or performance of service, or in any other
particular, shall not be entitled to payment or credit for any part of
said voucher, account, or claim; and if any such credit shall be given
or received, or payment made, the United States may recharge the same to
the officer or person receiving the credit or payment, and recover the
amount from either or from both, in the same manner as other debts due
the United States are collected: Provided, That where an account
contains more than one voucher the foregoing shall apply only to such
vouchers as contain the misrepresentation: And provided further, That
the officers and persons by and between whom the business is transacted
shall, in all civil actions in settlement of accounts, be presumed to
know the facts in relation to the matter set forth in the voucher,
account, or claim: And provided further, That the foregoing shall be in
addition to the penalties prescribed by law, and in no way affect
proceedings under existing law for like offenses. Where practicable this
section shall be printed on the blank forms of vouchers provided for
general use.
(July 4, 1884, ch. 180, Sec. 8, 23 Stat. 97.)
Transfer of Functions
Transfer of disbursement functions of all Government agencies with
certain exceptions to Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury, see
note set out under section 53 of this title.
