Complaint — No. 8:21-cv-01742 (Dkt. 1, M.D. Fla.)

Summary

A qui tam complaint under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., filed under seal July 19, 2021 as Document 1 in No. 8:21-cv-01742-CEH-UAM in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. Relator David Jones sues Victory Automotive Group, LLC, its CEO Jeffrey Eugene Cappo, Downton Ford Sales and Cappo Management dealership entities. The complaint alleges that the defendants certified that the corporate defendants were eligible for PPP loans and concealed their obligation to repay them, and that the corporate defendants collectively employ approximately 2,602 employees. It seeks treble damages, civil penalties, a relator share under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d) and a jury trial. It is dated July 12, 2021 and submitted by R. Scott Oswald of The Employment Law Group, P.C.

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