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UNITED STATES v. FAHEY

No. 7568.

121 F.2d 28 (1941)

UNITED STATES ex rel. FLETCHER v. FAHEY et al.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided February 24, 1941.

Petition for Rehearing Denied March 19, 1941.

Motion to Vacate Opinion and Judgment Denied April 10, 1941.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmond C. Fletcher, of Washington, D. C., pro se.

Harvey D. Jacob and E. K. Neumann, both of Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and LUHRING and O'DONOGHUE, United States District Judges sitting by assignment.

GRONER, C. J.

R.S. § 54381 made it a crime to present false claims against the United States, and by the terms of R.S. §§ 3490, 3491, and 3493,2 any person may institute an action in a District Court, on behalf of the United States, against the wrongdoer, to recover a penalty and double the damages sustained, one half of which the informer may keep for himself.

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