The U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday that Jacksonville-based North Florida Shipyards and its president will pay the federal government $1 million to resolve a relator’s allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by creating a fraudulent company in order to win contracts from the U.S. Coast Guard intended…
Yesterday, a federal judge in Illinois refused to dismiss the majority of a relator’s allegations brought under the False Claims Act against Northrop Grumman Corporation (“Northrop”). The complaint alleges that the global security company and one of the largest defense contractors in the world defrauded the federal government in connection…
On Monday, the False Claims Act trial against Trinity Industries (“Trinity”) was scheduled to restart in federal court in Texas after a mistrial was declared in July, attributed in part to the judge’s “serious concerns” over a company official’s truthfulness while under oath. The case was initiated on behalf of…
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday that the Boeing Company (“Boeing”) has agreed to pay $23 million to the federal government to settle allegations made by a number of relators that the aerospace and defense industry giant submitted false claims for labor charges in connection with its contracts…
Last week, a federal judge in Illinois retained the majority of a relator’s allegations in a complaint filed under the False Claims Act against UChicago Argonne LLC after the company sought to dismiss the case. Originally filed in 2012 and unsealed in December 2013, the complaint details how the research…
Any large influx of federal aid associated with disaster relief presents the potential for fraud. Fortunately, whistleblowers who report these abuses under the False Claims Act stand to share in between 15% and 30% of the government’s recovery. After a natural disaster, the federal government, through the Federal Emergency Management…
Yesterday, the FBI announced that Clean on Green PLLC (“Clean on Green”), a North Carolina drug and alcohol treatment center, its owner, and two of its employees have been indicted by a grand jury on bribery and conspiracy charges in connection with the treatment center’s contracts with the U.S. Probation…
On Monday, the General Services Administration’s (“GSA”) Office of Inspector General announced a $270,000 settlement with Supplies Now, Inc. (“Supplies Now”) to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act. The GSA alleged that Supplies Now falsely certified compliance with the Trade Agreements Act when it won a…
On Friday, a federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a whistleblower’s qui tam complaint that alleged that Bluebird Network LLC (“Bluebird”) violated the federal False Claims Act when it fraudulently received a $45 million grant from the government to provide broadband service to underserved areas and when it subsequently…
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has filed a complaint in D.C. federal court against the former seven-time Tour de France champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, alleging that Mr. Armstrong defrauded the United States through use of performance-enhancing drugs. The complaint in the case, U.S. ex rel. Floyd Landis v.…