Government Procurement Fraud Archives - Page 36 of 40

January 5, 2016

Wisconsin-based Novum Structures LLC agreed to enter a guilty plea and pay $3 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from its improper use of foreign materials in federally funded construction projects which had “Buy America” requirements. Novum specializes in the design and construction of glass space frames often used in roofs and atrium enclosures. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Brenda King under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. She will receive a whistleblower award of approximately $400,000 from the government’s recovery. DOJ

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Trade Agreements, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

December 10, 2015

Tishman Construction Corporation agreed to pay more than $20 million to settle charges of overbilling customers over a ten-year period. Starting from at least 1999, Tishman Construction allegedly billed clients for large construction projects for hours never worked or for rates not agreed upon. Tishman Construction carried out the scheme by, among other things, padding hours of unworked or unnecessary “guaranteed” overtime; and submitting time for certain foremen who were actually absent for sick days, major holidays and vacation days. The government claims the company also billed clients at wage rates that exceeded those specified in the governing contracts. Whistleblower Insider

Tagged in: Falsifying Invoices, Government Procurement Fraud,

September 3, 2015

California-based Parsons Government Services Inc. agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations it knowingly mischarged the Department of Energy for ineligible or inflated short-term and long-term employee relocation costs in connection with its contract on the DOE Salt Waste Processing Facility Project at the DOE Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina. DOJ

Tagged in: Falsifying Invoices, Government Procurement Fraud,

August 21, 2015

Wholly-owned Lockheed Martin Corporation subsidiary Sandia Corporation agreed to pay $4,790,042 to resolve allegations it violated the Byrd Amendment and the False Claims Act by using federal funds for activities related to lobbying Congress and federal agencies to obtain a renewal of its Management and Operating Contract with the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration to operate the Sandia National Laboratories. DOJ

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Grant and Research Fraud,

August 19, 2015

Background check company US Investigations Services Inc. and its parent company Altegrity agreed to settle charges that USIS violated the False Claims Act by failing to provide proper background checks as required under its contract with the Office of Personnel Management. They agreed to forgo $30 million in payments they claim OPM owed them. The allegations leading to the settlement were first raised in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former USIS executive Blake Percival under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. He will receive a yet-to-be-determined whistleblower award. Whistleblower Insider

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

August 11, 2015

Computer Supply company PC Specialists Inc. (d/b/a Technology Integration Group) agreed to pay $5.9 million to settle charges it inflated the price of computers sold through another company to the National Nuclear Security Administration for use at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Specifically, TIG sold Dell computers to Sandia Corporation for resale to the United States under Sandia’s contract with the NNSA. According to the government, TIG knowingly inflated the amounts it charged Sandia by failing to give credits for rebates and discounts it received from Dell as required by its contract. The government’s allegations arose from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Maverick Granger, a former TIG executive in Albuquerque, under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. He will receive a yet-to-be determined whistleblower award. Whistleblower Insider

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

June 30, 2015

VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation 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. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Dane Smith, a former vice president of the Americas at VMware Inc., under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. He will receive a yet-to-be-determined whistleblower award from a portion of the government’s recovery. Whistleblower Insider

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

May 19, 2015

Atlanta-based world-wide package delivery service United Parcel Service agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the federal government in connection with its delivery of Next Day Air overnight packages. According to the government, UPS engaged in multiple practices to conceal its failure to comply with its delivery guarantees, thereby depriving federal customers of the ability to request refunds for late deliveries. The government’s allegations arose out of whistleblower lawsuit filed by former UPS employee Robert K. Fulk under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. Mr. Fulk will receive a whistleblower award of $3.75 million. DOJ

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

April 21, 2015

R.J. Zavoral & Sons, Inc., John Zavoral, Peter Zavoral and Craig Pietruszewski agreed to pay $1.85 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act by making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Heartsville Coulee Diversion construction contract they were awarded for flood control work in and around East Grand Forks, Minnesota. DOJ

Tagged in: FCA Federal, FIRREA, Government Procurement Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences,

April 9, 2015

Sprint Communications, Inc. (formerly Sprint Nextel Corporation) agreed to pay $15.5 million to resolve allegations it defrauded federal law enforcement agencies when recovering its costs of carrying out court-ordered wiretaps, pen registers, and trap devices. DOJ

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,

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