Legal Opinion
United States v. Schmidt
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided May 9, 1962No. 60-C-213PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
This is a civil action brought by the United States under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.A. § 231 et seq., alleging that the defendant in applying for free medical treatment for a non-service connected disability at the Veterans Administration Hospital made a “false claim” against the United States in certifying that he was financially unable to defray the cost of private treatment, knowing that such certification was “false, fictitious, or fraudulent.” The statute provides for a forfeiture to the United States in the sum of $2,000 and, in addition, double the amount of…
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