DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

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Section 1
Parent Document
United States v. Southland Management Corp., 326 F.3d 669 (2002)
Effective Date
2002-05-22
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/27565/united-states-v-southland-managem... ↗

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The False Claims Act imposes liability on “[a]ny person who knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, to an officer or employee of the United States Government ... a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval; [or] knowingly makes ... a false ... statement to get a false or fraudulent claim paid or approved by the Government.” 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1) and (2) (2000). The statute, which dates from the Civil War era with even older antecedents, was originally passed to prevent “all types of fraud” against the United States government that might result in financial loss. United States v. Neifert-White Co., 390 U.S. 228, 232, 88 S.Ct. 959, 961, 19 L.Ed.2d 1061 (1968). The issues raised by the parties in this en banc court are the same as those pressed by the owners in the district court: whether their monthly certifications that the project was decent, safe and sanitary were material to HUD’s decision to keep subsidizing it; and whether the owners knowingly filed false claims.