20 CFR 498.114
§ 498.114 Collateral estoppel.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 498.114, § 498.114 Collateral estoppel, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/80203
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In a proceeding under section 1129 of the Social Security Act that—
(a) Is against a person who has been convicted (whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of a Federal or State crime; and
(b) Involves the same transactions as in the criminal action, the person is estopped from denying the essential elements of the criminal offense.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.