Supreme Court of the United States
Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath
February 21, 2025604 U.S. 140
Summary
The Court held that E‑Rate reimbursement requests are "claims" under the False Claims Act because the Government provided a portion of the money by depositing over $100 million from the Treasury into the Universal Service Fund, allowing the qui tam suit to proceed.
Holding
- Whether an E‑Rate reimbursement request qualifies as a “claim” under the False Claims Act.. Yes; the request is a claim because the Government provided (in the ordinary sense of “supply, furnish, make available”) a portion of the money by depositing more than $100 million from the Treasury into the Fund.
Docket 23-1127
Cited authorities
- 47 C.F.R. § 54.709(a)
- 47 U.S.C. §§254
- 47 C.F.R. §§54.706
- 47 C.F.R. §§54.706
- 31 U.S.C. §3729
- 110 Stat. 56
- 31 U.S.C. §§3729
- 47 U.S.C. §151
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