Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Lesinski v. South Florida Water Management District
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 2, 2014No. 12-16082PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DALTON, District Judge:
In 1863, Congress enacted the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, in response to the massive frauds perpetrated upon the U.S. Government by private contractors during the Civil War. See Vt. Agency of Natural Res. v. United States ex rel. Stevens, 529 U.S. 765, 781, 120 S.Ct. 1858, 1867, 146 L.Ed.2d 836 (2000). The FCA is designed to. protect the Government from fraud by imposing civil liability and penalties upon those who seek federal funds under false pretenses. Significantly, to enforce the FCA, the Government relies in part upon private citizens, whom…
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