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TriMark Settlement Highlights Fraud in Set-Aside Programs

Posted  03/1/22
In a settlement that DOJ has touted as “the largest-ever False Claims Act recovery based on allegations of small business contracting fraud,” food services equipment supplier TriMark USA agreed to pay $48.5 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries used front companies owned by service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) to secure federal set-aside contracts.  While TriMark made it appear...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences, Whistleblower Case,

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Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries of 2021

Posted  01/7/22
Abe Lincoln
Our roundup of 2021’s Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries illustrates the statute’s continuing capacity to fight both conventional and emergent frauds straddling a variety of industries. In 2021 alone, the United States recovered hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds obtained through false claims tainted by textbook contracting fraud schemes (overbilling on government contracts, selling the...

Tagged in: Criminal Proceedings, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Government Programs Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences, Top 10, Whistleblower Case,

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Catch of the Week: a Medley of Contracting Fraud in Telecom

Posted  06/25/21
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This week’s Catch of the Week goes to Level 3 Communications, which agreed to pay $12.7M to resolve claims that the company paid kickbacks paid to former Level 3 officials in return for favorable treatment to subcontractors in connection with government contracts, improperly obtained competitive bid information of competitors, and misstated compliance with woman-owned small business subcontracting requirements to...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences, Whistleblower Case,

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POGO Reveals Possible “Unholy Alliance” Between ADS, Inc. and the Pentagon

Posted  02/26/21
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As small businesses throughout the United States struggle to survive the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, one company claiming to be a small business but with hundreds of employees and more than $3 billion in annual sales, as well as a long history of fraud allegations and settlements, continues to reap huge rewards from government contracts.  The company—Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. (ADS)—is...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, FCA State, Government Procurement Fraud, Pricing Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences, Trade Agreements,

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Fraudsters Beware: Flurry of Recent Actions in Enforcement Show that Contracting Fraud is a Priority

Posted  06/3/20
Business sign saying "Come In We're Open" in white on blue background
Four recent state and federal actions indicate that government contracting fraud cases are in the spotlight. These actions all stemmed from alleged violations of laws that give certain businesses, such as, small, minority-owned, or veteran-owned businesses, advantages in obtaining government contracts. These contracts are often called “preference” or “set-aside” contracts and the goal of these laws is to...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Government Programs Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences,

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Fraud in GSA Contracts: How to Report it Under the False Claims Act for a Whistleblower Reward

Posted  05/13/19
GSA Fraud Whistleblower
Federal government offices purchase all the products and services any office does:
  • Office supplies,
  • Telecommunications equipment and services,
  • Computer hardware and software,
  • Consulting services,
  • Vehicles,
  • Travel services,
  • and so on.
The General Services Administration is the centralized procurement arm for the federal government, overseeing tens of billions of dollars in procurement...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, FCA State, Government Procurement Fraud, Pricing Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences, Trade Agreements, Whistleblower Answers,

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MassTech and its CEO and CFO To Pay $1.9 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Posted  05/4/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Columbia-based MassTech, Inc., its former Chief Executive Officer, Arnold Lee, and its former Chief Financial Officer, Richard Lee, have agreed to pay the United States $1.9 million to resolve allegations that MassTech falsely certified it was a small business in order to obtain Small Business Innovation Research (SIBR) awards. The settlement agreement was announced by United...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Grant and Research Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences,

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DOJ Catch of the Week -- Hayner Hoyt

Posted  03/18/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to Hayner Hoyt Corporation. On Monday, the Syracuse-based government contractor agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges that its chairman and chief executive officer Gary Thurston, its president Jeremy Thurston, and its affiliate companies LeMoyne Interiors and Doyner Inc., violated the False Claims Act by...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Government Procurement Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences,

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