37 CFR 102.32
Penalties.

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§102.32 Penalties.

(a)

The Act provides, in pertinent part:

Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any record concerning an individual from an agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $ 5,000. (5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3)).

(b)

A person who falsely or fraudulently attempts to obtain records under the Act also may be subject to prosecution under such other criminal statutes as 18 U.S.C. 494, 495 and 1001.