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A former employee of Great Dane Petroleum Contractors, Inc. a full-service Pollutant Control and General Contractor based in Florida, alleged in a recently-filed lawsuit that the company misused nearly $3 million in Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds.
See Rucker v. Great Dane Petroleum Contractors, Inc., No. 21-cv-207 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 10, 2021). As another wave of applications for PPP funds come in, employers must remain vigilant to ensure that PPP funds are used appropriately or risk similar lawsuits.
Amber Rucker, who was the personal assistant to Great Dane’s CFO, filed the complaint in United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on March 10, 2021, under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), Florida’s Private Whistleblower Act, and Florida’s Public Whistleblower Act. Her PPP-specific allegations include misuse by approving employee leaves of absence while “keeping them