Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Hughes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 11, 1978No. 78-1294PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Charles Hughes, appeals the civil judgment against him for violating the Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 231. The government’s complaint alleged and the jury found that Hughes combined with Mallie J. Patterson and Verda Jean Patterson in a collusive bidding arrangement to assure the award of government contracts to particular bidders. Specifically, the appellant was found to have presented the Department of Housing and Urban Development with ten false claims while knowing the claims to be false.
Hughes was an Area Manager Broker (A.M.B.), a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. Jeffrey Stuart FalkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Lennard L. MeadCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. Cooperative Grain and Supply Co., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- United States v. KilloughCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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