Contract Fraud
October 8, 2013
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has intervened in a lawsuit against Pinnacle Bank (Pinnacle) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last month. The complaint alleges that Pinnacle made false statements to the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding a loan under the SBA’s “504 Loan...
Contract Fraud, False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, Government Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower
October 30, 2013
John Lombardi has filed a lawsuit against his previous employer, George Washington University (GW), for unlawful termination in connection with his attempts to blow the whistle on GW’s contract fraud on the Department of State.
GW obtained subcontracts through Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for orders related to the federally funded Global Anti-...
September 17, 2013
Conax Florida Corp. and related companies have agreed to settle allegations that Conax knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the U.S. government in connection with improperly tested and non-conforming equipment, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last month.
Conax Florida Corp. designed and manufactured inertia reels and voltage references used...
September 6, 2013
Ohio-based RPM International Inc. and its subsidiary, Tremco Inc., have agreed to pay $60.9 million to resolve allegations that Tremco knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in connection with contracts with the General Services Administration (GSA), the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. Tremco is a manufacturer of construction...
July 26, 2013
Two of the country’s largest commercial shredding services companies, Shred-It Incorporated and Iron Mountain, recently agreed to pay $1.1 million between them to settle allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government, related to contracts for secure shredding services, the U.S. Department of Justice...
July 22, 2013
The polling and market research firm Gallup Organization has agreed to pay $10.5 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act and the Procurement Integrity Act for conduct involving several of its federal government contracts and subcontracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced this month. Gallup is headquartered in Washington, D.C...
July 15, 2013
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has agreed to pay the U.S. government $5.75 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims under a contract with the General Services Administration (GSA), the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this month.
In 2006, GSA awarded a blanket purchase...
July 3, 2013
Massachusetts-based CyTerra Corporation has agreed to pay the U.S. government $1.9 million to settle allegations that CyTerra failed to provide the U.S. Army with accurate, complete, and current cost or pricing data for its products, causing the government to pay more than it should have, the Justice Department announced this week.
In 2003, the U.S. Army awarded CyTerra a...
June 26, 2013
Ohio-based General Electric Aviation Systems (GEAS) has agreed to pay $6.58 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in connection with contracts made with the Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. GEAS manufactures and sells integrated systems and components for...
June 20, 2013
Connecticut-based United Technologies Corporation has been found liable by a federal court for over $473 million in damages and penalties arising from a contract with the U.S. Air Force for fighter aircraft engines for F-15 and F-16 aircraft between 1985 and 1990, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
United Technologies allegedly proposed prices for the engine...
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