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that portion of the ruling became subject to appeal and further court scrutiny.

Fast-forward to 2006, and a second whistle-blower case emerged — reportedly brought by at least one person from the 2003 whistle blowers’ case, only this time reportedly naming Combs and his company as possible defendants with possible ties to Custer Battles.

Whistle blower, or qui tam, cases are filed largely as sealed charges, and it’s up to the Department of Justice to determine whether the paperwork listing the allegations are ever released for public viewing.

That Combs and his business are formally under investigation for ties to Custer Battles, then, cannot be independently verified.

His name enters the picture by way only of an Associated Press story, carried forth by other media outlets, in which the reporter claims personal receipt of a copy of the whistleblower documents.

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