18 U.S.C. § 1923. Fraudulent receipt of payments of missing persons

Whoever obtains or receives any money, check, or allotment under—

  1. (1)
    (1)subchapter VII of chapter 55 of title 5; or
  2. (2)
    (2)chapter 10 of title 37;
without being entitled thereto, with intent to defraud, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 3(d), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 610; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)