Complaint — United States ex rel. James R. Berkley v. Ocean State, LLC (Dkt. 1, D.R.I.)

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A qui tam Complaint in United States of America ex rel. James R. Berkley v. Ocean State, LLC, filed under seal pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island on 12/28/20 as Document 1 in Case 1:20-cv-00538-JJM-PAS. The relator alleges violations of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., through submission of a false claim for payment under the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program, and claims a share of any recovery. The complaint sets out the False Claims Act's liability provisions and the PPP laws, interim final rules and eligibility standards, including the standard of 500 or fewer employees together with affiliates. It asks for treble damages, civil penalties of not less than $11,665 and not more than $23,331 per violation, a relator's award under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d), and a jury trial.

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