.1157 TITLE 38.-PENBIONB, BON US} we my suspected attempt t0_ dcfraudgthe United States. i¤`
,m-Qpying me ndnxiuistlfutivil of any laws zvlativia to pensions,
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- _WHi,m,;;,,iS to be guilty of fraud, gither in fine presentation or
in I_,.,*Cm·;m;_· me allowance of such claims; gud any pezjspp so dvrgxigm small have power to gdminister oaths gud take_ ammézs and depositions in the qoursg pt such examinations, and r·»}gm22;.· examine witnesses; gud may employ a stenographqr, ¤·1m. dwxixoel necessary by the Commissioner ot Pensions, in im- I,i,mm Q··;:¤<>¢, Snivh Ste¤Qs1f¤pher to be paid by sqchclerk or__
- ·~—·}·s¢·n. uml `the umountxso paid to be allowed in his accquufs. Q
ix}; ;¤-Nm sodetailed shall be putltledi t0‘such additional mm-, { ]:i‘Il¤&|§i;1¥l as iS—C¥.l9t0lI181'}’ ih @$98 of. special S€l'Yi€€. (R; S. we 474, ·4~744;~ July 18S2,`C· 349, L2, 22_ Stat, 1fI5§)_ i —‘ - ` 122. Same; spegial {examiners authorized 'to administer " caths.¥:<pe·<·inl examiners and_.aidditiona*l.spéciul cxqminers·cm· },;{;y,·q uudér zmthoritycf Congress t0_ aid' in iny·gstigem¤—g·· »u~;»··~¤·¢i m;e‘mpt s aztjraud mr the Government throng}; and ~ . 3.; virme of the pension: laws, and t0"ai<§`in presgcutingiqny I,,·;·`m `~:d<»f£endiug.. shall have the -sdmé_p0w¢r to administer 4·a`zn{;u¤l take anduvits `as is conferred by 'sectiori 121. of this zifiv upon vivrks iletsiied-_ by the Commissioner of Pensions fr··m his otjive fdr that (Mat. 3, 1@1, 0. 548, {Z3, 124}%:11. 1083.) `· · "f. _ 5 1 123[Same; c•mpc¤sation.——Clerks detailed tp investigate su·<]•e·¢·tPd. attempts of tréixd vipcn the .Gdvemmé1it thl‘0l]gh`£{!§d - X Ly virtue of the penésiqu laws ¤uc}e1·`sect.i<m 121 of this title, um: !·t·‘paid· the actupl and necessary expenses 0t_tra_¤8D0rtnmm, and a per diem allowance iu. lieu of subsistence, not ex- { m·{ti¤;; $4 pc+r'diex2g, (Har. 3, 1875,,Fc. 13Q, 5 1, 18 Stat. 374.) ` · 124. Same; subpmu to wimesses; witn%’· fecb:—-—Lu addi; `¢i·m·u » the ¤i»thority_ cewiermd by mcticn`94 ot Title 5,. any. ¢ `_;ms;.¤· cr elerk ot any mutt pt the United Statesin any State, - »!•i<uji4·r, or Territory shgll have power, ,_up€m·the application of me C-r»mmiss§<mér at Pensions, to issue spmhxmm for 5 ‘ »s·izm·>.:é, b»·ing withig themjuiisdicticgu of to appear, az sg tinge and place ur the subgimns stat ; i l tore any, omcer ~ ¤miu»x·iz¤éd to take dqéositiqusim beused in the courts of the
!'n}1%~d· States, or befyrc aggy ¢&cer, clerk, 0h•_pci·m¤ from the
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126. Fain vouchers; fake certfi- ¢3§¢ to whe kxawngly mr fwi l11‘ull¥ b 1{zakes or nih,. ar nssiwi in thmwnklnt, of in my wisc psowayes mg mm¤g or" of any trnudulmt =xii ¤d:1s·it,_daclA;gtiw, certlhmtiz,-!0i1<%hcr,jéi‘ W I•¤fpQ;·ti¤g to be meh, for pm¤m @1* my-· _ ~B$£‘{I¥. L-hemot, cw to 'gnyatbeni witxhin the n jurx <~=d§cti0u of the G0mmi¤$®¤cr G! at ·· Us willfully tb be at ex imds im U20 mak1¤g,.o;· prégggtg an- mums m be . Mauiijed as 3 ‘vo¤che;· m dmwkg g ¢ :~ whI& ‘p¤pe·· BSUS I u 11atQ g·suHsequc¤t to that upon which 1;. was aétuwy
Es, AND YETERAN9 Rkmmvg § 130 or acknowledged by the pensioner, hud every perqqu before whom any declardtion, andavit, voucher, or other paper A or wtitiug td be usedinn aid 0t the prosecution of any claim for . pension or phyment thereof. purp<>rts· to have been executed who shall knowingly certify that the dgclamnt, amant, or witnésséwumed in such. d_ecl;1ration; aH°idavit,A voucher. or other paper or writing personally appeared bemre him imd was sworn thereto, or acknowledged the execution- thereof, when, in _ fact, such declarant, amant, or vyitnem did not personally ap~ pear before him or`w:1s mit sworn thereto, or did not ackuqwledge the °execution_fhere01‘, shall be punished by ‘é hue not excéeding;$5()O, 0I°.by ixuprlsonment for a term of not more than tive years. (I§,_S. { 4746: July .7, 1898, c. 578, 30 Stat. 718; Aug. 17, 1912, c. 301, § 1, 37 Stat. 312.) ’ ' 127. ·EI!.\béZZl0l§\€lIt hy {audits, ctc.; penalties.--Every ·guz1rdian, conservator, ‘curat01?, committee,. tutor, or other person havin gr charge myd custody in a hducisry mmcity at the Vpeinsion of his ward; whb shall cmbeizlc tlie same. ir; violation pf his trust, or fraudulently convcrtihc same to his own use, sbgll be punished byhhe not emeéding $2,000 or imprisonment at hufd labor`-Iota terin not exceeding §ve`·ycars,, or both, xt _the discretion of the court. (R. S. I 4783; Feb. 10, Iwl, c. 130, 26_sm¢. 746.) ; if . · ·· , `128. Forgcry of jndcrsemént af peném check.-·Wboever shall forge the imlorsemgnt of the person to whose order any pension check shall bé, draiwn, ‘6r:‘ whoever with €hc·k1mw1eége‘ that Such imlorsement is forged shall atter sw che&. 0: whacvcxi, by falsely? `personating such person, skull rnccivatrcm any ~ \ pbrqbu, Erm, corporétion, or ’ 0E<:er or employee of tm Unitied x States the wh01e·0r my portion of the smsant re te<l by such check, shall `upon {be punished by a Bm of mt mbre tha11.$1,000, 01'bé imprisoned not more theu Eve )'€lf8,·`G¥ _ both. (Aug. 17, 1912, c. 301, { 4,· 37 Stat. 313.) - ‘ 129. Pledge. or transfer af penalty; vctéhg rtl- ` sion ‘certi£cstg.·—-—Any phdge, mortgage, saw; asimmnmt, or transfer `of ani ri@t, c11im,_cr tutored in my; w§i& bds beén, or may hereafter be, granted, shnH be véid ma of M _ef1’c<:t, and apy `pemon whey shall pledge, or receké t plwge, mqrtggge, sale, assignment or dt in; 1‘i@t; dsim, of interest in. hay pension, 0; pension certiwte. which _ or maj hereafter bé granted. 01; or who wl} ham the umu as c01}ater¤1_. security Liar- any dem, an- I im, or · upon. my qxréqext. ot such ar promise. shall — be guilty of `a misdemeanor, and umn wail be mwd in a mm nét exceemng $100 and the at the- pmgecw tion; and my perscmwho rgtaia 'ccidkhates of a pi*:¤·‘ siox.;é1·__ and refuse to smrrepdex me mm w w tha` M the ¤ ¤» , dt Pw&m or my suthaimd by the C0m&t6ner ct Pemmns; or the tq rggeivc _thei_ mm ahpll és guilty nt, A mtsdamqamr, and 1:90;: cmviction theme! shall bc Rmb in n nat =. · :¤ ¤, $169 andthe camo: me pmmumn. {R. s. G 4·z·s;s: M m 18&_ ‘! 2. 22 Stat. 432;·Aug. 17. I912.·c."S91, S 1, 37 Stat:. 3m.)= 139. Claim agent with§¤I&M* . “ b¤p¢r¤:»···—-·A¤y Nam agent, gttormy; - km cmu- paws in me coliectiaa og . claims tgt pension, for any iéféiet, mist, or or for · any commlssicmmi cfécerpt the or ngvallogces, or permin wm. may have been; mldiek, sailor. marine:. cr csiiccr or _ __ the or vohmtcer form at the United Stem; gud hmonh1y·*‘dip¤hkrgéd,` who {shui! mtsin. witheuic the musem in! `the nyvner pz qwmm or shall refusg to deliwt an- accmnt iq: tm same upon égmam duly mM by the owns; or owners thereof, or by gheir ngmt or gttcmey, the `dtsehgzrga mum 6{ any mah mldie1·,·`s.•ilm, or marine, 9;: wm hmm} ` _om~br,_ wtiich may have bm .p1acnd%ih his ha¤& to: the pur- · pmé at cqllectiu sgid slums, be deemed mm; at {mtm d ¤01‘Q.n¤d shnil, mnvictimm be by me me exceeding $500, ore by ,imprimnm.ant mt exceeding six xiwmtgs,·
