DOJ Catch Of The Week -- VMware & Carahsoft Technology
Posted 07/2/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation. On Tuesday, the two companies agreed to pay $75.5 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their commercial pricing practices and overcharging the government on VMware software products and related services. Palo Alto-based...
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By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
SEC Announces Cherry-Picking Charges Against Investment Manager – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges against a Wisconsin-based investment advisory firm and its owner accused of improperly allocating to his personal and business accounts certain options trades that appreciated in value during the course of a trading day while allocating to his...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
VMWare and Carahsoft agree to pay $75.5m to settle whistleblower case – The settlement will resolve allegations that the companies violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their commercial pricing practices and overcharging the government on VMware software products and related services. 
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The Department of Justice has recovered millions of dollars from hospitals, nursing homes, pharmaceutical companies and other medical providers through civil and criminal enforcement of the Anti-Kickback Law. But the agency has begun paying increased attention to the doctors, nurses and administrative professionals on the receiving end of these bribes.
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