Louis I. Alperstein v. United States

The only question presented by this appeal is whether false statements of financial worth made in connection with a sworn application by a veteran for treatment for non-service connected illness in a United States Veterans Hospital are false “claims,” “certificates,” or “affidavits,” used for the purpose of obtaining payment of a “claim upon or against the Government of the United States.” 1

With due deference to the views of the Court of Appeals of another Judicial Circuit, we cannot agree with the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in United States v. Borth, 266 F.2d 521,…