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Whistleblower News From The Inside — August 20, 2015

Posted  August 20, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

USIS/Altegrity will forego $30 million to settle FCA allegations – Background investigation service USIS, responsible for vetting the Navy Yard shooter, will forego claim to $30 million payment to settle FCA allegations that the company provided shoddy background checks.  DOJ

Alabama woman pleads guilty in $7.5 million tax fraud scheme – Talashia Hinton pleads guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft in connection with a three-year tax fraud scheme that claimed more than $7.5 million in federal income tax refunds based on sham and stolen identities.  DOJ

Former executive convicted of bribing former VA official – Former executive of design firm CannonDesign convicted on 14 counts related to attempts to gain a competitive advantage on federal contracts by bribing a former VA official.  NDOH USAO

NJ court backs former NJ solicitor’s whistleblower win – NJ appeals court upholds claims by former solicitor Kimberly Baldwin that her whistleblowing activity was protected by the state’s “Conscientious Employee Protection Act.”  Law360

Brazil builder agrees to $30 million fine in corruption probe – Brazilian engineering company Camargo Correa agrees to pay fines of more than 104 million reais ($30 million) and admit to participating in a cartel that fixed prices on contracts with state-run oil producer Petrobras.  Reuters