Legal Opinion
United States of America and Eunice Mathews v. Bank of Farmington
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 20, 1999No. 98-2040PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Eunice Mathews sued the Bank of Farm-ington [Illinois] (the “Bank”) as a relator under the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., in connection with an allegedly false claim the Bank made upon the former federal Farmers’ Home Administration (“FmHA”).1 Under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, a private citizen can recover treble damages in a civil action brought on behalf of the government against a party that has allegedly made a false claim for payment against the United States. Id. § 3730(b). Mathews filed a qui tam lawsuit,…
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