Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 67B (2026)

Presentation of false claims

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Section 67B. Whoever makes or presents to any employee, department, agency or public instrumentality of the commonwealth, or of any political subdivision thereof, any claim upon or against any department, agency, or public instrumentality of the commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof, knowing such claim to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or in the house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or both.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1994–2011 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Mills, 764 N.E.2d 854 (Mass. 2002).

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Commonwealth v. Mills, 764 N.E.2d 854 (Mass. 2002). “266, § 67A; two counts of making false claims, in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 67B; and four counts of failure to make tax returns, in violation of G.”

Commonwealth v. Balicki, 762 N.E.2d 290 (Mass. 2002). “266, § 30; filing false claims or reports in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 67B; making a material statement that is false, omitting or concealing a material fact in a written statement, or using a trick, scheme, or device that is misleading in violation of G.”

Commonwealth v. Rocheteau, 903 N.E.2d 598 (Mass. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “266, § 30, and five counts of making a false claim in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 67B. After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of a single count of making a false claim.”

Massachusetts v. Schering-Plough Corp., 779 F. Supp. 2d 224 (D. Mass. 2011). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 67B. Accordingly, the fifth Kennedy factor weighs in favor of a finding that the MFCA sanctions are punitive.”

Hutson v. Analytic Sciences Corp., 860 F. Supp. 6 (D. Mass. 1994). “Mass.Gen.L. ch. 266, § 67B; see also, Mass.”

Commonwealth v. Mills, 745 N.E.2d 981 (Mass. App. Ct. 2001). “266, § 67A; two counts of false claims, G. L. c. 266, § 67B; and four counts of failure to make *367 tax returns, G.”

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