NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NYC whistleblower attorney Timothy J. McInnis announced a $86,676 settlement against The Rensselaerville Institute (TRI), a non-profit organization providing educational services for young people located in Delmar, NY. The settlement resolves False Claims Act allegations in a qui tam whistleblower complaint filed by former CFO Alexandra Poole under seal in August 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. The case was unsealed October 25, 2022, by order of United States Magistrate Judge Andrew T. Baxter. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York intervened in the action on October 18, 2022 and spearheaded the settlement, according to Attorney McInnis.
Poole's complaint alleged that TRI defrauded the Small Business Administration (SBA) Payroll Protection Program (PPP) by knowingly overstating its average monthly payroll. TRI did this to unlawfully increase the amount of an SBA-guaranteed loan it could receive. The SBA subsequently determined TRI had, in fact, overstated its average monthly payroll on its PPP loan application and received excess funding of $86,676. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, TRI acknowledged and accepted responsibility for this conduct.
As stated in the Settlement Agreement, the PPP was established pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act, in March 2020. It was designed to provide emergency financial...
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