[§124B-185]  Fraud against the government.  Any person subject to this chapter:

     (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 or affirmation to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath or affirmation to be false; or

          (C)  Forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any 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, an amount thereof less than that for which a certificate or receipt is received; or

     (4)  Who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States or State furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, makes or delivers to any person writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States or State,

shall upon conviction be punished as directed by a court-martial. [L 2022, c 286, pt of §2]