§ 704.29 - Filing of false claims.

If it is determined by CCC that any participant has knowingly supplied false information or has knowingly filed a false claim, such participant shall be ineligible for payments under the CRP with respect to the crop year in which the false information or claim was filed. False information or false claims include a claim for payment for a conservation practice which is not carried out or a claim for payment for conservation practices which do not meet the specifications of the applicable conservation plan. Any amounts paid under these circumstances shall be refunded, together with interest as determined by CCC, and any amounts otherwise due such participant shall be withheld. The withholding or refunding of such payments will be in addition to any other penalty or liability otherwise imposed by law.