Complaint — No. 1:22-cv-11822 (Dkt. 1, D. Mass.)

Summary

A qui tam False Claims Act complaint, marked to be submitted under seal, filed October 24, 2022 as Document 1 in Case 1:22-cv-11822-AK in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts by relator GNGH2, Inc. through attorney David Abrams. Azumi LLC, Zuma NYC LLC, Zuma Las Vegas LLC and Beach Chu Hallandale LLC are among the defendants, companies that operated restaurants. The relator lists second-round PPP loans totaling $11,713,127 and Restaurant Relief grants totaling $8,277,755 and alleges that the defendants were ineligible for some or all of that relief, citing ownership by entities with significant Hong Kong operations, the $4,000,000 cap for corporate groups, and more than 20 locations held by Zuma NYC LLC, Zuma Las Vegas LLC and their affiliates. It alleges false certifications brought in some $19,990,882 in funds of the United States.

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