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August 19, 2014

Samsung Electronics America agreed to pay $2.3 million to resolve allegations it caused the submission of false claims for products sold on General Service Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contracts in violation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. DOJ

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Trade Agreements,

August 1, 2014

Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to pay $32.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that HP overcharged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for products between October 2001 and December 2010. According to the government, HP overcharged USPS by failing to comply with pricing terms of its USPS contract, including a requirement that HP provide prices that were no greater than those offered to HP customers with comparable contracts. DOJ

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Pricing Fraud,

July 8, 2014

Virginia-based move management company RE/MAX Allegiance Relocation Services agreed to pay roughly half a million dollars to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the government for transportation services. The government alleged RE/MAX charged the government for federal employee relocation services it never provided and charged inflated rates for relocation services it did provide by charging inapplicable tariff rates. Former RE/MAX employee Michael Angel will receive a whistleblower reward in an undisclosed amount under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

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

March 18, 2014

Alex Wisidagama, formerly employed by Glenn Defense Marine Asia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the US for his role in a scheme to overbill the US Navy for ship husbanding services. His plea is the second in an expanding investigation into acts of alleged fraud and bribery committed by GDMA and several US Navy officers and personnel. DOJ

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud,

March 7, 2014

Ocean shipping companies Sea Star Line and Horizon Lines agreed to pay $1.9M and $1.5M, respectively, to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by fixing the price of government cargo transportation contracts between the continental US and Puerto Rico, the Department of Justice announced today. The allegations were first raised in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

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

February 18, 2014

Vector Planning and Services, an IT and systems engineering consulting firm agreed to pay $6.5M to settle False Claims Act allegations that it inflated claims for payment under several Navy service contracts. The allegations were first raised in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Whistleblower Case,

February 12, 2014

Government contractor MPRI Inc. agreed to pay $3.2M to resolve allegations that it submitted false labor charges on a contract to support the Army in Afghanistan. The allegations were first raised in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Whistleblower Case,

February 7, 2014

Sanborn Map Company agreed to pay $2.1M to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Army Corps of Engineers contracts for photogrammetric mapping and geographic information system services. The allegations were first raised in a qui tamlawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

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

January 23, 2014

GE Hitachi agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it made false statements and claims to the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning an advanced nuclear reactor design. The allegations were first raised in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

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

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