Defense Contract Fraud Archives - Page 18 of 20

December 15, 2014

Alaska and Virginia-based technology contractors Eyak Technology LLC and Eyak Services LLC agreed to pay $2.5M to settle charges of alleged False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act violations. According to the government, from 2005 to 2011 EyakTek held a $1 billion prime contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EyakTek’s then-director of contracts, Harold Babb, accepted kickbacks from several subcontractors of EyakTek and ESL in return for using his position to direct subcontracts to them. In March 2012, Babb pleaded guilty to bribery and kickback charges and was sentenced to 87 months in prison and to pay more than $9M. DOJ

Tagged in: Bribery and Bid-Rigging, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal,

October 29, 2014

North Florida Shipyards and its president, Matt Self, agreed to pay $1M to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by creating a front company, Ind-Mar Services Inc., to improperly secure Coast Guard contracts that were designated for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Robert Hallstein and Earle Yerger under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. They will receive a whistleblower award of $180,000.DOJ

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Set-Asides and Preferences, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

October 24, 2014

Boulder, Colorado-based antenna and radio system company First RF Corporation agreed to pay $10M to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting inflated claims for electronic warfare antennas sold to the US Army to combat Improvised Explosive Devices. Specifically, the government alleged that First RF knowingly submitted false data to the Army that misrepresented First RF’s cost to manufacture the antennas, and thereby inflated the price for the antennas and the payments First RF received for them. DOJ

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Pricing Fraud,

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,

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,

December 9, 2013

Northrop Grumman paid $11.4M to resolve False Claims Act allegations stemming from its failure to abide by a 2002 settlement agreement with the Defense Contract Management Agency. The government alleged that Northrop charged to its federal contracts certain costs for deferred compensation awards to key employees, even though it had promised not to do so as part of the earlier 2002 settlement. DOJ

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal,

November 19, 2013

FreshPoint Inc. agreed to pay $4M to resolve allegations that it overcharged the Department of Defense for fresh fruit and vegetables purchased under 15 separate 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, FCA Federal, Whistleblower Case,

November 7, 2013

Iraqi Consultants and Construction Bureau paid $2.7M to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by bribing a U.S. government official to obtain U.S. government contracts in Iraq. DOJ

Tagged in: Bribery and Bid-Rigging, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal,

September 16, 2013

The Macalan Group Inc., f/k/a NEK Advanced Securities Inc. agreed to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with a contract with the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization. NEK’s contract with JIEDDO required it to develop and deploy teams of specialized personnel to Iraq and Afghanistan to combat improvised explosive devices. DOJ

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal,

Contact

Click here for a confidential contact or call:

Tags

Defense Contract Fraud