Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath

Decided February 21, 2025. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-1127 · 604 U.S. 140 · Cited 80 times

The E-Rate reimbursement requests at issue are “claims” under the False Claims Act because the Government “provided” (at a minimum) a “portion” of the money applied for by transferring more than $100 million from the Treasury into the Fund. 31 U. S. C. §3729(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I).

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