United States v. Hawley

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING CROSSMOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge.

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In this civil action, the United States asserts that the defendant insurance agent and his company participated in a scheme to obtain federally reinsured crop insurance payments for persons not eligible for such benefits. Therefore, the United States has brought claims pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) of the False Claims Act, as well as common-law claims of fraud and payment under mistake of fact. The United States and the defendants have filed…