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March 14, 2016

Posted  March 28, 2016

Syracuse-based government contractor Hayner Hoyt Corporation agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges that its chairman and chief executive officer Gary Thurston, its president Jeremy Thurston, and its affiliate companies LeMoyne Interiors and Doyner Inc., violated the False Claims Act by exploiting contracting opportunities reserved for service-disabled veterans.  According to the government, “by diverting contracts and benefits intended for our nation’s service-disabled veterans . . . , the defendants undercut Congress’s intent of encouraging contract awards to legitimate service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.”

The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by former Hayner Hoyt subsidiary employee John Rubar.  He will receive a whistleblower award of $875,000 from the proceeds of the government’s recovery.  Whistleblower Insider

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