Government Procurement Fraud
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November 13, 2014
California joined a whistle-blower lawsuit against BP alleging the company overcharged the state by as much as $300M for natural gas for almost a decade. The case was unsealed today in San Francisco state court. The state and two of its university systems are pursuing the case along with a whistleblower, former BP employee Christopher Schroen. BloombergWhistleblower Goes it Alone and Wins Big in Guardrail Case
Posted 10/23/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
A federal jury in Texas this past Monday came down hard against highway guardrail maker Trinity Industries in a whistleblower action brought by one of Trinity's competitors, a guardrail installer named Joshua Harman. He claimed Trinity cut corners on its guardrails, did not come clean with the government, and ultimately put millions of motorists at serious risk. The jury...
DOJ Catch of the Week – RE/MAX
Posted 07/11/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to RE/MAX Allegiance Relocation Services. On Tuesday, the Virginia-based move management company agreed to pay roughly half a million dollars to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the government for transportation services. The settlement was the result of a coordinated effort by the...
March 7, 2014
Ocean shipping companies Sea Star Line and Horizon Lines agreed to pay $1.9M and $1.5M, respectively, to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by fixing the price of government cargo transportation contracts between the continental US and Puerto Rico, the Department of Justice announced today. The allegations were first raised in a qui tam lawsuit filed by former Sea Star Line executive William B. Stallings under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. He will receive a whistleblower award of $512,719. DOJAugust 6, 2013
Larry Lehmann has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act in connection with the Federal Communications Commission’s E-rate Program. The E-rate Program subsidizes eligible equipment and services to make Internet access and internal networking more affordable for public schools and libraries. The allegations were first raised in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJFalse Claims Act Enforcement of Procurement Fraud, Special Considerations for Contractors
Posted 04/29/10
Mary Inman was Presenter at the CLE International: False Claims Act Qui Tam Litigation