Section 13A-1048 - Frauds against the United StatesA person subject to this title shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person:
(1) knowing it to be false or fraudulent: (i) makes a claim against the United States or an officer thereof; or(ii) presents to a person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment, a claim against the United States or an officer thereof; or(2) for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of a claim against the United States or an officer thereof, makes or uses a writing or other paper knowing it to contain one or more false or fraudulent statements.Added by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 592,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2020.