United States v. Albert Veneziale

HASTIE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant in a civil action by the United States for double damages and a statutory forfeiture under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.A. § 231. The government’s complaint alleges that the defendant Veneziale caused George and Margaret Boyce to make a fraudulent application for a bank loan wherein it was falsely represented that the loan was wanted for home improvements-when it was in fact wanted and the proceeds were used to buy real property from Veneziale. This fraudulent application became one of the essential documents which…