N.M. Stat. § 20-12-64
Frauds against the United States.
Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978:
A. who, knowing it to be false or fraudulent:
(1)
makes any claim against the United States or any officer thereof; or
(2)
presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval
or payment, any claim against the United States or any officer thereof;
B. who, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance or payment of any
claim against the United States or any officer thereof:
(1)
makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or
fraudulent statements;
(2)
makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the
oath to be false; or
(3)
forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or
uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;
C. who, having charge, possession, custody or control of any money, or other
property of the United States, furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof,
knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less
than that for which he receives a certificate of receipt; or
D. who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any
property of the United States furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, makes
or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the
statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States, shall, upon
conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.