United States Ex. Rel. Virgin Islands Housing Authority v. Coastal General Construction Services Corp.

MEMORANDUM

1. INTRODUCTION

On December 29, 1994, The Virgin Islands Housing Authority [“VIHA” or “plaintiff’] brought this qui torn action against the Coastal General Construction Services Corporation, corporation president William Koenig, corporation vice-president Esther Santiago Koenig and related parties pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(1) of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733. The VIHA complaint alleged that the defendants produced and presented several false claims, statements and documents in violation of the False Claims Act. (VIHA Compl. P 1.) On July 5, 1995, the United States…