Whistleblower News From The Inside -- March 13, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

CA Inc. to Pay $45 Million for Alleged False Claims on Government-Wide Information Technology Contract – CA Inc. (CA) has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it made false statements and claims in the negotiation and administration of a General Services Administration (GSA) contract, the Department of Justice announced today.  CA is an information technology management software and services company headquartered in New York, New York.  DOJ

Fed Suit Against Quicken Loans Passes First Test –  The Justice Department can pursue its controversial fraud case against Detroit-based mortgage lender Quicken Loans, a judge ruled Thursday, but he substantially narrowed the time frame covered by the suit. In the first major ruling since the case reached a Detroit courtroom, U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith denied Quicken’s motion to dismiss, but narrowed by almost half the scope of time for which the Justice Department can pursue the company for what it claims was a fraudulent lending scheme. The Detroit News

West Palm Eye Doc in Medicare Fraud Case Seeks Mistrial – West Palm Beach eye doctor Salomon Melgen, on trial on charges he bilked Medicare out of as much as $105 million, has asked a federal court judge to declare a mistrial or re-instruct the jury. In a court filing dated March 11, Melgen’s attorneys allege prosecutors elicited false testimony and sandbagged the defense by failing to disclose pertinent information that favors the ophthalmologist, who also faces charges in New Jersey that he bribed U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez. Palm Beach Post