Defense Contract Fraud
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May 29, 2018
UK-headquartered marine services contractor Inchcape will pay $20 million to resolve allegations the company and its subsidiaries defrauded the U.S. Navy by submitted exaggerated invoices, double-billing, and billing at rates in excess of agreed-upon rates under contracts for ship "husbanding" services, including ship-to-shore and local transportation, force protection services, food provision, and waste removal. The case was originally filed under the False Claims Act by former employees of Inchcape, Noah Rudolph, Andrea Ford, and Lawrence Cosgriff, who will receive approximately $4.4 million of the settlement. USAO DDCDOJ Announces $20 Million Settlement with Inchcape Shipping Services
Posted 05/30/18
Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced a $20 million settlement with Inchcape Shipping Services Holdings Limited and several of its subsidiaries to resolve allegations that Inchcape overcharged for services provided to the Navy for nearly a decade. The case was filed in 2010 by three former Inchcape employees under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. As a result of the settlement, the...
March 9, 2018
San Diego communications company TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. agreed to pay roughly $12.2 million to settle claims it violated the False Claims Act by entering into multiple Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) contracts with government defense agencies for which it was ineligible. DOJ (SDCA)March 8, 2018
Mark Miller, a former employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers based in Afghanistan, was sentenced to 100 months in prison and to forfeit $180,000 and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for soliciting approximately $320,000 in bribes from Afghan contractors in return for his assistance in U.S. government contracts. DOJFebruary 6, 2018
Maryland-based Integral Consulting Services, Inc., which provides IT solutions to federal agencies and commercial organizations, agreed to pay roughly $500,000 to settle claims it violated the False Claims Act by inflating certain indirect cost rates in connection with work performed on a Department of the Army contract. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The whistleblower will receive a whistleblower award of roughly $92,000 from the proceeds of the government’s recovery. DOJ (MD)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...