U.S. EX REL. TAYLOR v. GABELLI

No. 03 Civ.8762(SAS).

345 F.Supp.2d 313 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. R.C. TAYLOR III, Plaintiffs, v. Mario GABELLI, Lynch Corp., Lynch Interactive Corp., Lynch PCS Communications Corp., Lynch PCS Corporation A, Lynch PCS Corporation B, Lynch PCS Corporation C, Lynch PCS Corporation D, Lynch PCS Corporation E, Lynch PCS Corporation F, Lynch PCS Corporation H, Lynch Paging Corp., Fortunet Wireless Communications Corp., Aer Force Communications, Inc., Aer Force Communications LP, New England Wireless Communications, LP, New England Wireless Communications, Corp., Southeast Wireless Communications, LP, Southeast Wireless Communications Corp., Fortunet Wireless Communications, LP, Fortunet Communications LP, High Country Communications, LP, High Country Communications Corp., Aer Force Communications B, LP, Aer Force Communications II, LP, Rivgam Communicators, Inc., Gamco Investors, Inc., Gabelli Funds, Inc., BAL/Rivgam LLC, Rivgam Communicators, LLC, Gabelli Group Capital Partners, Inc., ARF Communications B, Inc., East/West Communications Inc., ABC-LMDS LLC, BCDJMS LLC, BCK/Rivgam LLC, Rivgam LMDS LLC, Beta Communications LLC, Theta Communications LLC, Theta Communications I, LLC, Theta Communications II, LLC, Theta Communications IA LLC, PTPMS Communications LLC, Ptmps II Communications LLC, Betapage Communications LLC, Sunshine PCS Corp., Alfred Angelo, Karen Johnson, Victoria Kane, James Balitsos, Marie Balitsos, T. Gibbs Kane, Nara Cadorin, Clarence Davis, Kathleen Sugarman, Gary Sugarman, Katherine Stafford, Trent Tucker, Keith Mantle, Kuni Nakamura, Jennifer Caiati, Nancy Vanneck, and Thomas Wilson, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

July 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr., Christopher Nicholas Manning, Manish K. Mital, Paul B. Gaffney, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, Erika Kelton, Phillips & Cohen, Washington, DC, Marc Marmaro, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, Los Angeles, CA, Richard J. Dircks, Getnick & Getnick, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Relator.

Robert I. Bodian, Seth R. Goldman, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC, New York, NY, R. Robert Popeo, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Boston, MA, for Defendant Mario Gabelli.

Ethan M. Posner, Sarah L. Wilson, Christopher M. Denig, Michael C. Boteler, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Defendants Other than Gabelli.


OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

R.C. Taylor brings this qui tarn action pursuant to the federal False Claims Act ("FCA" or the "Act"),1 alleging a conspiracy to defraud the United States (the "Government") through abuse of the Federal Communication Commission's ("FCC") public bidding procedure for wireless telecommunications licenses.2 Defendants are accused of participating in...

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