Complaint — No. 2:24-cv-00904 (Dkt. 1, W.D. Wash.)

Summary

A qui tam complaint and jury demand under the False Claims Act, filed under seal June 24, 2024 as Document 1 in United States ex rel. Blockquote, Inc. v. Vix Technology (USA) Inc., Case 2:24-cv-00904-JCC, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Relator Blockquote, Inc., a California research and news company, alleges that Vix USA, a subsidiary of the multinational Vix Technology Group, was ineligible for its Second Draw PPP loan because, counting its foreign affiliates, it exceeded the 300-employee size standard. The complaint states Citibank, N.A. approved a Second Draw loan of $1,066,900 on May 18, 2021, reporting 52 employees, and that it was forgiven for a total of $1,072,057. It seeks treble damages and civil penalties.

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