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February 26, 2021

United Airlines will pay a total of $49 million to resolve criminal and civil claims that its cargo division fraudulently overcharged the U.S. Postal Service under International Commercial Air (ICAIR) contracts by which United transported U.S. mail internationally. While the contracts required United to bill the government based on the delivery of mail receptacles, as supported by departure and arrival scans of the receptacles, United submitted false data that was not based on actual scans or the movement of mail, and United employees who knew about the false data and billings took steps to conceal this information. To resolve the criminal claims, United will pay $17.3 million in penalties and enter into a non-prosecution agreement including specific compliance and reporting requirements; to resolve civil claims under the False Claims Act, United will pay $32.2 million. DOJ

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, Criminal Proceedings, Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,

December 21, 2020

Government contractor Schneider Electric Buildings Americas Inc. will pay a total of $11 million to resolve criminal and civil claims that it overcharged the government on eight separate energy savings performance contracts under which the company was to install energy upgrades including solar panels, LED lighting, and insulation, in federal buildings. The company admitted to wrongdoing including the disguising of unauthorized design costs by charging them to unrelated contract components and the receipt of kickbacks from subcontractors on the ESPCs. $9.3 million of the settlement resolves civil liability under the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act; $1.7 million is denominated as criminal forfeiture. DOJ

Tagged in: Bribery and Bid-Rigging, Criminal Proceedings, Defense Contract Fraud, Environmental Fraud, Falsifying Invoices, FCA State, Government Procurement Fraud,

October 29, 2020

Long Island construction company VJ Associates will pay $3.13 million to resolve criminal and civil charges alleging that the company overbilled government projects, including by adding bogus time charges on government billing and adding hundreds of thousands of unnecessary costs. The company has agreed to permanent debarment from receipt of federal funds. The investigation was initiated by an unnamed whistleblower, who will receive 22.5% of the recovery. USAO MA; 2021 state settlement

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

September 17, 2020

LexisNexis Coplogic Solutions Inc. agreed to pay $10 million to Florida, which intervened in an action brought by whistleblower Christopher Hood under the Florida False Claims Act alleging that the company was underpaying the state. LexisNexis contracted with the state to provide motor vehicle crash reports to the public for a small fee; a portion of the fee collected by LexisNexis, $10 per report, was to be paid by the company to the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. However, the whistleblower and state alleged that LexisNexis systematically understated the number of reports it sold, thereby underpaying the state. The relator, a former employee of LexisNexis, will receive a whistleblower award of $1.8 million. Fla. Earlier settlements

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, Falsifying Invoices, FCA State, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

For Garlic Powder They Got Maltodextrin

Posted 08/28/20

The centuries-old yet enduring fraud of cheap-substitutions for quality foodstuffs reared its head during the U.S. Civil War when the government bought supplies from contractors: “For sugar, it often got sand; for coffee, rye; for leather, something no better than brown paper; for sound horses and mules, spavined beasts and dying donkeys; and for serviceable muskets and pistols, the experimental failures of sanguine...

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, Correctional Services Fraud, Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, FCA State, Government Procurement Fraud, Pricing Fraud,

August 21, 2020

Fire protection services contractor Fiore Industries Inc. will pay $1.2 million to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by overstating its workers’ compensation rates in submitting claims for work it preformed at NASA’s Ames Field Center, thereby overcharging the government. Fiore’s stated workers compensation rates did not account for discounts it knew it would receive. USAO ND Cal

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

July 20, 2020

Defense contractor iNovex Information Systems, Inc., will pay $1 million to resolve claims that it violated the FCA by overcharging the National Security Agency. Defendant allegedly invoiced the NSA for services it claimed were provided by personnel who met contractually specified training and qualification requirements when, in fact, it knew that those employees did not meet all of the specialized qualifications. USAO MD

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,

April 27, 2020

Following a self-disclosure by Harvard University, the university will pay $1.36 million to resolve allegations that its T.H. Chan School of Public Health overstated the time and effort spent on certain NIH grants managed by professor Donna Spiegelman. The government alleges that Professor Spiegelman and her team inappropriately distributed their time across all grants for which they provided statistical support, without accurately accounting for the time they actually spent on particular grants and, further, that the university knew or should have known about the overcharges. USAO Mass

Tagged in: Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Grant and Research Fraud,

November 18, 2019

Computer hardware supplier Eagle Alliance will pay $110,000 to resolve a case brought by a whistleblower alleging that the company improperly double-billed the government for computer equipment, and billed for used equipment as if it were new. Jeffrey Brenner, a former employee of Eagle Alliance, will receive $18,700 as a whistleblower reward. USAO MD

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

October 24, 2019

Engineering firm CH2M Hill will pay $6.4 million to resolve claims that it billed the U.S. Air Force for work done by personnel who did not meet educational and work experience requirements set forth in a contract between the parties for environmental consulting work. The settlement arose following CH2M's 2017 disclosure of the overbilling and repayment of $10.5 million. Following that payment, the Air Force contended that CH2M knew about the overpayment as early as 2011, but sought to conceal the result of its internal audit, claiming privilege. USAO WD WA

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, Falsifying Invoices, Government Investigation, Government Procurement Fraud,

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