Opinion ID: 168236
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: M r. Bahrani’s Allegations

Text: From 1996 to 1998, M r. Bahrani worked as a document coordinator at Conagra’s Greeley, Colorado facility. According to M r. Bahrani, when Conagra employees discovered errors and omissions in export certificates, they routinely altered the original certificates or forged new certificates, rather than obtaining “in lieu of” or replacement certificates. Based on his personal experience and information from co-workers, M r. Bahrani maintained that Conagra employees altered more than 200 export certificates per w eek, and that they followed this practice at the company’s Greeley facility and at other locations for at least ten years preceding the commencement of this action. According to M r. Bahrani, by altering the original certificates, Conagra employees avoided the fees that the company would have been required to pay for new certificates. Thus, he asserted, he w as entitled to damages under the reverse false claims provision of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(7).