IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 2025
Introduced by dadudeds (for themself)
An Act to provide for criminal and civil penalties for fraud.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This bill may be known as the “Fraud Punishment Act”.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS
This Act shall be effective upon completion of the constitutionally required process.
SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY
Should any part of this Act be struck down or declared unenforceable, then that part of the Act shall be considered severed from this Act, and the rest shall remain in full force.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this act—
(1) the Firestone Criminal Code shall be defined as the Firestone Criminal Code; and
(2) the State of Firestone and its subsidiaries includes the State of Firestone, its inferior governments, and the agents, officers, agencies, and offices of the State of Firestone or its inferior governments.
SEC. 5. DEFRAUDING THE STATE OF FIRESTONE
(a) Chapter 6, section 25 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be created, titled “Defrauding the State of Firestone”.
(b) Chapter 6, section 25 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall read as follows:
"(a) The act of defrauding the State of Firestone shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
"(b) Defrauding the State of Firestone shall be the performance of any of the following:
"(b1) Willfully making a concealment, materially false or deceitful statement, or misrepresentation, with the State of Firestone or its subsidiaries, so as to wrongfully obtain some thing of value from, or significantly impede or interfere with the conduct of, the government of the State of Firestone or its subsidiaries.
“(b2) Otherwise willfully committing any other criminal fraud as defined in this criminal code upon the State of Firestone its subsidiaries.”
(c) Chapter 6, section 22 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be classified as—
(1) a class C felony, if a violation of subsection (b2).
(2) a class B felony, if a violation of subsection (b1).
(d) No person, for the same instance of fraud, shall be convicted of both defrauding the State of Firestone and the criminal offense of fraud.
(e) Chapter 6, section 25 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be recognized and labelled appropriately on the Firestone Criminal Code as an offense enforced only by the courts.
SEC. 6. FRAUD
(a) Chapter 4, section 27 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be created, titled “Fraud”.
(b) Chapter 4, section 27 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall read as follows:
"(a) The act of fraud shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
"(b) Fraud shall be the performance of any of the following acts:
"(b1) Willfully making a concealment, materially false or deceitful statement, or misrepresentation so as to gain some material or financial advantage or benefit, or to gain money or property.
"(b2) Willfully embezzling funds from any entity, fraudulently altering its records or accounts, or defrauding a business or the customers, officers, employees, or shareholders thereof, in connection with that business.
"(b3) Willfully making a counterfeit record or material for the purpose of wrongful business or personal dealings.
"(b4) Willfully using any trick, scheme, swindle, or device that is misleading in a material respect in order to defraud.
"(b5) Willfully entering into any contract under materially false pretenses or by other concealment or deceitful misrepresentation in order to defraud.
(c) Chapter 4, section 27 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be classified as—
(1) a class A misdemeanor, if a violation of subsection (b3) or (b4).
(2) a class C felony, if a violation of subsections (b1), (b2), or (b5).
(d) Chapter 4, section 27 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be recognized and labelled appropriately on the Firestone Criminal Code as an offense enforced only by the courts.
(e) Chapter 3, subsection 2(a2) of the Firestone Criminal Code currently states:
If an act is recognized as unlawful by Chapter 3, Section 6 of this Code, it shall be considered that offense, and not the act of theft as defined in this section.
(f) Chapter 3, subsection 2(a2) of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be amended to state:
If an act is recognized as unlawful by Chapter 3, Section 6; Chapter 4, Section 27; or Chapter 6, Section 25 of this Code, it shall be considered that offense, and not the act of theft as defined in this section.
SEC. 7. ENFORCEMENT
(a) The Attorney General—
(1) shall, through the Firestone Bureau of Investigations and Department of Justice, be empowered to investigate and prosecute matters of fraud throughout the State of Firestone in the Courts thereof; and
(2) may issue any demand for materials or communications related to an investigation involving fraud or defrauding the State of Firestone to any person or entity within the government of the State of Firestone or its subsidiaries, except the courts or Congress, for which failure to comply shall be obstruction of justice.
(b) The subject of any fraud, or if it is the State of Firestone, the Attorney General, may commence a civil action in order to enjoin such fraud and to recover whatever property was gained by that fraud, or for any other equitable relief as may be appropriate.
(c) No contract conceived by fraud shall be valid.
(d) WHISTLEBLOWERS.
(1) Any person who informs an officer or employee of the State of fraud or other illicit activity throughout the State of Firestone (a “whistleblower”) shall have their identity kept confidential by the same as best as possible, except to the extent necessary to pursue that misconduct.
(2) No whistleblower shall be disciplined by their employer for reporting any such conduct; it shall be a cause of action for wrongful discipline in the courts of the State of Firestone and shall be reversed upon a finding of liability, and it shall also be obstruction of justice if done with the intent to retaliate against the subject for their report.
(e) The Secretary of Commerce shall revoke the license of any business they determine to be concealing or have concealed fraud.