Victor marijuana dispensary Heirloom Remedies and its owner, Talyn Lang, have been ordered to pay $312,651 in restitution for making misrepresentations to secure loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto ruled in an opinion issued on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in District Court, the government satisfied its burden in showing that Heirloom violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by falsely certifying eligibility for the loans.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Helena filed suit against Tayln Lang, Heirloom Remedies, and Heirloom Curiosities, LLC, in March of 2024 for making false claims to the United States Small Business Administration in order to obtain Economic Injury Disaster (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for his businesses.
Lang applied for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan from the Small Business Association (SBA) on behalf of his business, Heirloom Curiosities on May 4, 2021, according to court documents. Lang listed the “business activity” on the EIDL application as “retail” and “flea market,” and stated the business had three employees. Lang listed gross receipts of $362,784.16 for fiscal year 2019 and $65,843.96 for fiscal year 2020.
Lang checked the box on the application’s “eligible entity verification” that he was not engaged in any illegal activity as defined by Federal guidelines and answered “no” to an eligibility question asking: “Is Applicant engaged in any illegal activity (as defined by Federal guidelines),...
Victor marijuana dispensary Heirloom Remedies and its owner, Talyn Lang, have been ordered to pay $312,651 in restitution for making misrepresentations to secure loans during the COVID-19 pandemic....