November 1, 2016
Posted November 15, 2016
The City of Fairfield, California and the Fairfield Housing Authority paid $680,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations that they received grants to fund two coordinator positions for a federal housing program but did not use the funds for that purpose. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by a former FHA employee. The whistleblower will receive a whistleblower award of roughly $129,000 from the proceeds of the government’s recovery. DOJ (EDCA)
Tagged in: FCA Federal, Housing and Mortgage Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,