Complaint — U.S. ex rel. Bell Hill, LLC v. Seasholtz (E.D. Cal.)

Summary

A qui tam complaint for violation of the False Claims Act, filed under seal July 6, 2020 as Document 1 in United States ex rel. Bell Hill, LLC v. John Seasholtz et al., No. 1:20-cv-00942-ADA-BAM, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Relator Bell Hill, LLC alleges that John Seasholtz, Sweetwood Farm Co. LLC, Mendota Land Company, Sweetwood Farm Inc. and Seasholtz Co. LLC received four PPP loans totaling $3,557,990 through Bank of the West while having access to cash and credit that made the loans unnecessary. The complaint lists loans of $472,495, $469,995, $2,000,000 and $625,000 and alleges Bank of the West conspired in the applications. It pleads causes of action under 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(A), (B), (G) and (C) and seeks three times the government's damages plus civil penalties.

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