Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Bahrani v. Conagra, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 26, 2010No. 09-1163, 09-1180, 09-1388PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Ali Bahrani filed this action under the reverse false claims provision of the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(7), alleging that defendants Con-Agra, Inc., ConAgra Hide Division, ConAgra Beef Company, and Monfort, Inc. (collectively ConAgra or defendants) altered thousands of beef and hide export certificates issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), rather than obtaining replacement certificates, in order to avoid paying the fees charged by the USDA for replacement certificates. The district court initially granted summary…
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