5 U.S.C. § 8466a
Sections in this chapter
- § 8401
- § 8402
- § 8403
- § 8410
- § 8411
- § 8412
- § 8412a
- § 8413
- § 8414
- § 8415
- § 8416
- § 8417
- § 8418
- § 8419
- § 8420
- § 8420a
- § 8421
- § 8421a
- § 8422
- § 8423
- § 8424
- § 8425
- § 8431
- § 8432
- § 8432a
- § 8432b
- § 8432d
- § 8432c
- § 8433
- § 8434
- § 8435
- § 8436
- § 8437
- § 8438
- § 8439
- § 8440
- § 8440a
- § 8440b
- § 8440c
- § 8440d
- § 8440e
- § 8440f
- § 8441
- § 8442
- § 8443
- § 8444
- § 8445
- § 8451
- § 8452
- § 8453
- § 8454
- § 8455
- § 8456
- § 8457
- § 8461
- § 8462
- § 8463
- § 8464
- § 8464a
- § 8465
- § 8466
- § 8466a
- § 8467
- § 8468
- § 8469
- § 8470
- § 8471
- § 8472
- § 8473
- § 8474
- § 8475
- § 8476
- § 8477
- § 8478
- § 8478a
- § 8479
- § 8480
§ 8466a. Embezzlement or conversion of payments
- (a)
- (1) It shall be unlawful for a representative payee to embezzle or in any manner convert all or any part of the amounts received from payments received as a representative payee to a use other than for the use and benefit of the minor or individual on whose behalf such payments were received.
- (2) If the Office determines that a representative payee has embezzled or converted payments as described in paragraph (1), the Office shall promptly—
- (A) revoke the certification for payment of benefits to the representative payee; and
- (B) certify payment—
- (i) to another representative payee; or
- (ii) if the interest of the individual under this title would be served thereby, to the individual.
- (b) Any person who violates subsection (a)(1) shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
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