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“Qui tam claims are almost a certainty,” Boese said.

Discourse.net: TARP: Let a Thousand Lawsuits Bloom 2009

The three-page analysis by D.C. partners John Boese and James McCullough points to a letter that TARP special inspector Neil Barofsky recently sent to Iowa senator Chuck Grassley, outlining certifications and documentation that TARP intends to require of all those institutions that received funding.

Discourse.net: TARP: Let a Thousand Lawsuits Bloom 2009

Boese told us that the new paperwork requirements will impose post hoc rules for recipients, heightening their exposure.

Discourse.net: TARP: Let a Thousand Lawsuits Bloom 2009

Boese said he lives "as far northeast as you can get and still be in Ward 1."

Park View neighborhood in District is pleasantly walkable 2010

For Boese, despite the challenges faced by Park View, the more he learns about its history, architecture and potential, the more he is convinced that moving there was a good move.

Park View neighborhood in District is pleasantly walkable 2010

Kent Boese refers to finding the District's Park View neighborhood as his "happy accident."

Park View neighborhood in District is pleasantly walkable 2010

Boese noted that the Petworth Metro station is two blocks away from his home; shops and restaurants in Columbia Heights are also within walking distance.

Park View neighborhood in District is pleasantly walkable 2010

As for Park View, "it is gentrifying, but not at a pace where people don't have time to know established residents," Boese said.

Park View neighborhood in District is pleasantly walkable 2010

It was the stories a longtime resident told of their street that propelled Boese, a law librarian with a passion for history, to learn more about the neighborhood.

Park View neighborhood in District is pleasantly walkable 2010

They're from a new book, Elephants on Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments, by Alex Boese.

Boing Boing 2007