Legal Opinion
United States v. Newman
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 17, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-1169Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff v. Civil Action No. 16-1169 (CKK) CESTA D. NEWMAN, et al., Defendants MEMORANDUM OPINION (August 17, 2017) In this False Claims Act (“FCA”) case, the government alleges that Defendants Cesta Newman and Newman Broadcasting Inc. 1 wrongfully obtained a “new entrant bidding credit” from the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) that reduced the cost of a license for Newman Broadcasting to construct and operate a radio station. To be eligible for this type of credit, an FCC licensee must have limited…
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