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U.S. EX REL. ONDIS v. CITY OF WOONSOCKET

No. 08-2389.

587 F.3d 49 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Gordon F.B. ONDIS, Relator, Appellant, v. CITY OF WOONSOCKET Et Al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 18, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon A. Blais, with whom Blais & Parent was on brief, for appellant.

Michael B. Galvin, with whom Justin P. O'Brien and Dwyer & Collora LLP were on brief, for appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Invoking the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, a local real estate developer brought a qui tam action against the City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island (the City), and Mayor Susan Menard. The developer claimed, in substance, that the City had defrauded the federal government by making false statements to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) when applying for federal grants.

Relying upon the FCA's public...

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