United States v. James Lippert

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

In 1993, James Lippert pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly and willfully soliciting and accepting kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986, 41 U.S.C. § 54. He served an eighteen-month prison sentence and paid a $5,000 criminal fine. In September 1994, the United States filed this action against Lippert and others, seeking • civil penalties under the' Anti-Kickback Act and the False Claims Act, and damages for common law fraud. The district court 1 granted judgment in favor of the government on its Anti-Kickback Act claim. Lippert appeals, arguing…