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March 19, 2021

Posted  March 19, 2021

Humanitarian organization the International Rescue Committee, which contracted with USAID to provide humanitarian assistance for internally-displaced persons in Syria, will pay $6.9 million in a settlement resolving claims under the False Claims Act. The settlement followed an investigation by the USAID OIG into an alleged kickback and bid-rigging scheme involving IRC’s acquisition of goods and services between 2012 and 2015, which resulted in USAID paying inflated prices.  USAO DC

Tagged in: Bribery and Bid-Rigging, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Government Programs Fraud,