Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit February 22, 1983, No. 81-7810 (Pierce County v. United States ex rel. Department of Labor)

SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Pierce County, Washington (“the County”) began receiving Comprehensive Employment and Training Act funds in 1975. After a 1977 investigation by the Department of Labor (“the Department”), a grant officer determined the County had improperly used some of the funds. The grant officer ordered repayment by the County to the Department.