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United States v. Southland Management Corp., 326 F.3d 669 (2002)

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United States v. Southland Management Corp., 326 F.3d 669 (2002)
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United States v. Southland Management Corp., 326 F.3d 669 (2002)
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2002-05-22
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The United States initiated this proceeding on August 5, 1998. The United States claims that the Owners violated the civil False Claims Act because 19 HAP vouchers they submitted between July 1995 and January 1997 falsely certified that the property was decent, safe, and sanitary.15 The United States argues that each certification constitutes a “false claim for payment or approval ... within the meaning of 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1),” and also a “false statement and/or record within the meaning of 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(2).” The certifications had been used to secure $865,023 in housing subsides, and because the United States claimed that the certifications were knowingly false when made, it sought treble damages, for a total of about $2.5 million. DISCUSSION