Sec. 27-257. Fraudulent claims. False oath. Forgery. Fraud.
Sec. 27-257. Fraudulent claims. False oath. Forgery. Fraud. Any person subject
to this code: (1) Who, knowing it to be false or fraudulent: (A) Makes any claim against
the United States, the state, 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, the state, or any officer thereof; (2) who, for the purpose of obtaining the approval,
allowance or payment of any claim against the United States, the state, 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 or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United
States or the state military forces, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to
receive it, any amount thereof which is 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 or the state, furnished or intended for the
armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, 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 or the state shall be punished as
a court-martial may direct.
(1967, P.A. 717, S. 117.)