February 10, 2023

A public organization working on behalf of the City of Detroit and the Detroit Building Authority has agreed to pay the federal government $1.5 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act.  In connection with a project to demolish blighted properties in the city, the Detroit Land Bank Authority (“DLBA”) allegedly paid demolition contractors for six years’ worth of unsubstantiated backfill dirt costs using funds from the Hardest Hit Fund, which is funded by the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program.  USAO EDMI

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