United States Eighth Circuit

Even if money was misappropriated, the government must show a connection between the misappropriation and the lease cost to support claim that defendant overcharged for an electric power contract, and submitted overcharges with the intent necessary to sustain a False Claims Act suit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/30/2001
• Published 04/30/2001

Judges

• LAY, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, LAY and BEAM, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary Hansen, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Edwaed F. Fox, J. Aron Allen, on the brief), for appellant., Irvin B. Nodland, argued, Bismarck, ND, for Robert Norbeck., Robert M. Loeb, argued, Washington, DC (David W. Ogden, John Schneider, Douglas N. Letter, Benjamin J. Vernia, on the brief), for U.S.