Complaint — No. 1:22-cv-00027 (Dkt. 1)

Summary

A civil complaint filed January 20, 2022 as Document 1 in United States v. Jeff C. Vogt, No. 1:22-cv-00027-CWD, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729, et seq., with common law claims for fraud, unjust enrichment and payment by mistake. The United States alleges that on or about June 8, 2020 the defendant certified on a Coronavirus Food Assistance Program application that he produced 22,480,000 pounds of dry onions shipped but not sold, and that USDA paid him $250,000 in CFAP-1 funds. It states the defendant did not provide proof of production after a November 6, 2020 spot-check letter and that USDA found no record of onion farming. The complaint seeks treble damages of $750,000 plus a civil penalty of $11,665 to $23,331.

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