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U.S. v. BENJAMIN

No. 92-7663.

995 F.2d 19 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Hecliffe BENJAMIN; Albert George, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Peter Mabe, Acting U.S. Atty., Clarence B. Taylor (Argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, for appellant.

Bernard M. Van Sluytman (Argued), St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, for appellee Albert George.

Rhys S. Hodge (Argued), Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, for appellee Hecliffe Benjamin.

Before: GREENBERG, SCIRICA and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

Under 18 U.S.C.A. § 287 (West Supp. 1992), federal law proscribes the filing of false claims with the federal government or any agency thereof. The instant appeal requires us to determine whether the September 10, 1987 submission by the appellants, Albert George and Hecliffe Benjamin (the "defendants"), to the Government of the Virgin Islands ("GVI") violated § 287 and, if so, whether the five year statute...

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