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Anti-Discrimination Center
Federal Judge: Westchester Made False Claims to U.S. Over 6-Year Period
March 14th, 2009
In a landmark decision, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote has found that Westchester County falsely claimed that it was meeting its obligation to affirmatively further fair housing ("AFFH"). The ruling - rejecting the County's motion for summary judgment - instead granted partial summary judgment to the Anti-Discrimination Center ("ADC"). The Court found that the County made claims to the federal government seeking payment from the federal treasury...and that the claims - more than 1,000 of them over six years - were "false or fraudulent." The full text of the decision, along with other materials related to the case, is available at...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-03-14)
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