Idaho U.S. Attorney: Eastern Idaho Farmers Pay $500,000 to Resolve Allegations They Defrauded Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
March 16, 2023
March 16, 2023
BOISE, Idaho, March 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on March 15, 2023:
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today that Merrill Hanny, Roger Burke, and Robert Sollis, three farmers in Eastern Idaho, have paid a total of $500,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) applications. CFAP was intended to provide direct support to . . .
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today that Merrill Hanny, Roger Burke, and Robert Sollis, three farmers in Eastern Idaho, have paid a total of $500,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) applications. CFAP was intended to provide direct support to . . .