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Fifth Circuit· 2/14/1975

Peterson v. Weinberger

Citations

  • 508 F.2d 45
  • 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 16085

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that endorsing and depositing checks to which defendant was not entitled constitutes making a false claim
  • “A claim is within the purview of the False Claims Act if it is grounded in fraud which might result in financial loss to the Government.”
  • “The Government tacitly admits that the court may exercise discretion where the imposition of forfeitures might prove excessive and out of proportion to the damages sustained by the Government.”

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Judges: Dyer

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