Complaint — No. 3:24-cv-00028 (Dkt. 1, E.D. Ky.)

Summary

A False Claims Act qui tam complaint in United States of America ex rel. Blockquote, Inc. v. Topy America, Inc., No. 3:24-cv-00028-GFVT, filed under seal April 1, 2024 as Doc 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The relator alleges that Topy America, a subsidiary of Japanese company Topy Industries, Ltd., received forgiveness of a Second Draw PPP loan of $2 million approved by WesBanco Bank on January 23, 2021, for which it reported 284 employees. The complaint argues that SBA affiliation rules required counting Topy Industries' employees, which it says would exceed the 300-employee limit for Second Draw funding. It pleads violations of 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(A) and seeks treble damages, civil penalties, a relator's share and a jury trial. Counsel from Bracker & Marcus LLC submitted it.

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