Johnson v. United States

OPINION

FIRESTONE, Judge.

This case comes before the court on a motion by the defendant, the United States (“government” or “defendant”), for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”). The plaintiffs, Aben E. Johnson and Joan G. Johnson (“Johnsons” or “plaintiffs”), were victims of a fraudulent gem scheme in which they lost nearly $78,000,000.00 to John Robert Hasson during the 1990s.1 In 2000, Mr. Hasson was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida of conspiracy to commit crimes against the…