Antitrust Violations, COVID-19, and the False Claims Act
Posted 04/23/20
Bribery and Bid-Rigging
This archive displays posts tagged as relevant to bribery and bid rigging in U.S. government contracting. You may also be interested in the following pages:
- Government Contract Fraud
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, regarding international bribery
- Whistleblower Home Page
In Norway, the Cozy World of Finance Collides with the Public Interest
Posted 04/22/20
April 8, 2020
The last defendant in a conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices for supply fuel to U.S. military bases in South Korea has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve civil claims under Section 4A of the Clayton Act and the False Claims Act. The government’s investigation into all defendants, including Jier Shin Korea Co. Ltd. and its president, Sang Joo Lee, were instigated by a whistleblower and resulted in a previous settlement of over $205 million. As part of the settlement, Jier Shin and Lee have agreed to cooperate in the ongoing investigation and abide by an antitrust compliance program. DOJMarch 2, 2020
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Sandoz Inc. will pay a $195 million criminal penalty and enter into a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve claims that it conspired with competing manufacturers to allocate customers, rig bids, and fix prices for generic drugs. DOJCatch of the Week: Hybrid Tech pays $29 Million to Resolve Claims of Collusive Bidding on Sale of Energy Department Loan in Case Brought by Creditors
Posted 02/6/20
January 31, 2020
Airbus SE has agreed to pay more than $3.9 billion to resolve charges by U.S., U.K., and French authorities of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). From at least 2008 until 2015, the French aircraft manufacturer allegedly paid bribes to officials in China, Ghana, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan, in exchange for improper business advantages and other favorable treatment. Additionally, Airbus also failed to provide accurate information to the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) about commissions it paid in connection with the sale or export of arms. DOJ; USAO DCJanuary 31, 2020
A bidder in the sale of a loan from the Department of Energy has agreed to pay $29 million to resolve allegations of colluding to rig the auction of the loan, thus depriving the agency of a fair bidding process and reducing the amount recovered by the agency. The allegations that Hybrid Tech Holdings LLC, Hybrid Technology LLC, and Ace Strength International LTD exerted pressure on two other bidders to suppress their bids during the live auction were made by whistleblowers William Baldiga and the FAH Liquidating Trust in a qui tam suit. The relators will share in $5.2 million of the recovery. DOJ; USAO DCJanuary 23, 2020
DynCorp International has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle allegations that two former company officials, Wesley Aaron Struble and Jose Rivera, violated the Anti-Kickback Act and False Claims Act in connection with a Department of State property lease. The two co-conspirators allegedly solicited and received $390,000 in cash kickbacks from an Iraqi subcontractor, the Al-Qarat Company, in exchange for influencing Dyncorp's lease of the property in Baghdad. USAO EDVATop Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries of 2019
Posted 01/10/20
Why Whistleblowers Should be Honorary Members of the new Antitrust Strike Force
Posted 12/20/19
