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Senators McCaskill and Wyden Question $24 Million Government Reimbursement to Contractor for Whistleblower Legal Fees

Posted 03/2/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill and Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, citing documents that appear to show the government reimbursed over $24 million to Lawrence Livermore National Security for costs related to whistleblower litigation. According to the letter, a whistleblower provided documents to the Senators about reimbursements by the National...

Tagged in: Government Procurement Fraud, Grant and Research Fraud,

Lockheed Martin Agrees To Pay $4.4 Million To Resolve Claims It Provided Faulty Equipment To The Coast Guard

Posted 01/22/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The DOJ announced on Friday that Lockheed Martin Corporation had agreed to a $4.4 million settlement to resolve False Claims Act allegations regarding defective communications systems for the United States Coast Guard. The allegations centered on radio equipment for Coast Guard National Security Cutters. The settlement is divided into two pieces, a $2.2 million payment to the...

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

BP Pays $102 Million Settlement for Overcharging California

Posted 01/12/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team BP Energy Co. is paying California $102 million to settle claims that it overcharged the state for natural gas between 2003 and 2012. The company regularly violated contracts to provide gas for numerous state agencies and other governments by exceeding the agreed-upon price cap, then concealed the overcharges by providing false and misleading information, state Attorney General...

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, FCA State, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

Following $155M FCA Settlement, EHR Provider Hit with Class Action Suit

Posted 01/4/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Last May, eClinicalWorks (ECW) resolved allegations that it misrepresented the capabilities of its software when the EHR has being tested for CMS certification. Healthcare providers that use CMS-certified EHR software qualify for incentive payments from the agency. Instead of developing software that met the relevant requirements, ECW allegedly designed software to pass the...

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, Electronic Health Records, Government Procurement Fraud,

A Whistleblower Caught Between Two Worlds

Posted 11/30/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Forbes reports on the story of whistleblower Brian Aryai who brought a qui tam case in 2009 alleging a scheme of overpayments to labor union foremen by construction companies. The case was recently unsealed in September 2017 and has exposed the troubles Aryai faced when he was seemingly caught in a turf battle between two powerful former United States Attorneys. The two former...

Tagged in: Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

Triple Canopy Settles Whistleblower Charges of Faulty Security Guards in Iraq

Posted 10/17/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Yesterday, Virginia-based defense contractor Triple Canopy, Inc. agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle government and whistleblower charges that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for payment to the Department of Defense for unqualified security guards stationed in Iraq. The allegations stem from Triple Canopy’s one-year contract with the Joint...

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

New York Contractors Settle FCA Allegations for Over $3 Million

Posted 10/4/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced a settlement of over $3 million with New-York-based contractors Zoladz Construction Company Inc. (ZCCI), Arsenal Contracting LLC (Arsenal), and Alliance Contracting LLC (Alliance), as well as two of their owners, John Zoladz and David Lyons, to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by falsely procuring federal...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,

Pacific Architects and Engineers, LLC to Pay $5 Million In False Claims Act Settlement

Posted 09/15/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Pacific Architects and Engineers, LLC has agreed to pay the United States $5 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to follow vetting requirements for personnel working in Afghanistan under a State Department contract for labor services. PAE is a Virginia-based contractor that provides personnel and other support to various federal government agencies. The...

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,

Electronic Health Records Vendor Pays Big to Settle False Claims Act Charges

Posted 06/1/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Massachusetts-based eClinicalWorks, one of the country's largest vendors of electronic health records software, agreed to pay $155 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting the capabilities of its software and by paying kickbacks to certain customers in exchange for promoting the company's product. It is the largest False Claims Act settlement...

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, Electronic Health Records, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud,

Fraudster of the Week -- Texas State Senator Carlos Uresti

Posted 05/19/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team On Tuesday, a federal grand jury in San Antonio returned two indictments against state senator Carlos Uresti in connection with two schemes—one involving alleged kickbacks for a medical services contract at a county jail, and a second dealing with an alleged Ponzi scheme that marketed sand used for hydraulic fracking. He now faces more than a dozen criminal charges and,...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Correctional Services Fraud, Ponzi Schemes,

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Senators McCaskill and Wyden Question $24 Million Government Reimbursement to Contractor for Whistleblower Legal Fees

Lockheed Martin Agrees To Pay $4.4 Million To Resolve Claims It Provided Faulty Equipment To The Coast Guard

BP Pays $102 Million Settlement for Overcharging California

Following $155M FCA Settlement, EHR Provider Hit with Class Action Suit

A Whistleblower Caught Between Two Worlds

Triple Canopy Settles Whistleblower Charges of Faulty Security Guards in Iraq

New York Contractors Settle FCA Allegations for Over $3 Million

Pacific Architects and Engineers, LLC to Pay $5 Million In False Claims Act Settlement

Electronic Health Records Vendor Pays Big to Settle False Claims Act Charges

Fraudster of the Week -- Texas State Senator Carlos Uresti

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