Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Graber v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 12, 1998No. 93 Civ. 8984 DCPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
In this qui tarn action, the United States of America accuses the City of New York (the “City”), the State of New York (the “State”), and various city and state agencies of committing welfare fraud. Seeking to invoke the False Claims Act, a 135-year-old statute originally enacted in response to rampant overbilling by Civil War defense contractors, the United States sues the City, the State, and certain of their agencies for upwards of $100 million in damages, contending that they submitted false claims for federal reimbursement of foster care expenditures.
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2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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- Gregory v. AshcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- United States Ex Rel. Garibaldi v. Orleans Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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