CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER IV—FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 400 to 458) > PART 400—GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS > SUBPART R—Administrative Remedies for Non-Compliance (§400.451 to §400.459-400.500) > 400.458—Scheme or device.

400.458—Scheme or device.

(a) In addition to the penalties specified in this part, if a person has knowingly adopted a material scheme or device to obtain catastrophic risk protection, other plans of insurance coverage, or noninsured assistance benefits to which the person is not entitled, has evaded the provisions of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, or has acted with the purpose of evading the provisions of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, the person shall be ineligible to receive any and all benefits applicable to any crop year for which the scheme or device was adopted.
(b) A scheme or device may include, but is not limited to, creating or using another entity, or concealing or providing false information with respect to your interest in the policyholder, to evade:
(1) Suspension, debarment, or disqualification from participation in the program; or
(2) Ineligibility for a delinquent debt owed to FCIC or the insurance company.

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[60 FR 37324, July 20, 1995, as amended at 73 FR 76891, Dec. 18, 2008]