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10 U.S.C. § 924

Art. 124. Frauds against the United States

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Any person subject to this chapter—(1) who, knowing it to be false or fraudulent—(A) makes any claim against the United States or any officer thereof; or(B) presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment, any claim against the United States or any officer thereof;(2) who, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States or any officer thereof—(A) makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements;(B) makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath to be false; or(C) forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;(3) who, having charge, possession, custody or control of any money, or other property of the United States, furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which he receives a certificate or receipt; or(4) who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States;shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75, § 932; renumbered § 924, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(14), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2939.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

932

50:726.

May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 132), 64 Stat. 142.

The word “it” is substituted for the words “the same” throughout the revised section.

Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

A prior section 924 was renumbered section 928a of this title.

Amendments

2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 932 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 2016 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1969–2025 · leading case: United States v. Curtis, 32 M.J. 252 (1991).
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United States v. Curtis, 32 M.J. 252 (1991). “124, UCMJ, 10 USC § 924 , and attempted murder, see Art.”
United States v. Johanns, 17 M.J. 862 (1983). “, Article 124, 10 U.S.C. § 924 ; (22) robbery, see Naval Courts and Boards, section 123, and U.”
United States v. Hart, 29 M.J. 407 (1990). “*408 Opinion of the Court EVERETT, Chief Judge: Contrary to his pleas, Specialist Hart was convicted by a general court-martial of one specification each of maiming, assault intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm, and being drunk and disorderly — violations of Articles…”
United States v. Berri, 33 M.J. 337 (1991). “124, UCMJ, 10 USC § 924 . The specific-intent element of assault intentionally inflicting grievous bodily injury with a loaded firearm is that the accused, at the time, had the specific intent to inflict grievous bodily harm.”
United States v. Bowerman, 39 M.J. 219 (1994). “Opinion of the Court GIERKE, Judge: A general court-martial composed of officer members convicted appellant, contrary to his pleas, of maiming his 4-week-old son, in violation of Article 124, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 924 . The approved sentence provides for a…”
United States v. Clarke, 25 M.J. 631 (1987). “Contrary to his pleas, he was found guilty of two specifications of indecent acts, 1 assault with intent to commit sodomy and nonconsensual sodomy in violation of Articles 124 and 125, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 924 , 925, respectively. He was…”
United States v. Allen, 59 M.J. 478 (C.A.A.F. 2004). “At a general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members, Appellant was convicted, contrary to his pleas, of maiming and assault with intent to commit grievous bodily harm, in violation of Articles 124 and 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10…”
United States v. Allen, 59 M.J. 515 (N.M.C.C.A. 2003). “Contrary to his pleas, the members found the appellant guilty of maiming and assault with intent to commit grievous bodily harm in violation of Articles 124 and 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 924 and 928. On 21 May 1997, the appellant was sentenced to…”
United States v. Thomas, 41 M.J. 732 (N.M.C.C.A. 1994). “WELCH, Judge: Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was convicted by a general court-martial before members of maiming a fellow marine in violation of Article 124, Uniform Code of Military Justice [UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 924 . He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement…”
United States v. Goins, 18 C.M.A. 395 (1969). “The appellant was tried on July 5, 1968, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, by a general court-martial on a charge of robbery, in violation of Article 122, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 922 , and a charge of maiming, in violation of Article 124, Uniform Code of Military…”
United States v. McLean, 70 M.J. 573 (A.F.C.C.A. 2011). “OPINION OF THE COURT GREGORY, Senior Judge: A general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members acquitted the appellant of maiming his infant son, in violation of Article 124, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 924 , but convicted him contrary to his plea of the lesser included…”
United States v. Outin, 42 M.J. 603 (N.M.C.C.A. 1995). “CLARK, Judge: Contrary to the appellant’s pleas, a general court-martial panel of members convicted him of maiming his wife’s eight-week old daughter by immersing her in a scalding liquid, in violation of Article 124, Uniform Code of Military Justice [UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 924 .…”
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