House Passes Legislation to Curb Contractor Fraud
On April 23, 2008, the House passed Congresswoman Maloney’s bill, H.R. 3033 (“Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act”) with a voice vote, to put a stop to contractors defrauding the...
View ArticleCenter for Public Integrity Reveals Lack of Oversight in Defense Department
A new report released by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) reveals that the number of DoD referrals to the Justice Department for contracting fraud and corruption cases have decreased drastically...
View ArticleIllinois Whistleblower Beats Summary Judgment, Heads to Trial in FCA...
On March 8, 2010, Judge Anderson issued an opinion broadly construing the scope of actionable retaliation under the False Claims Act (FCA), allowing whistleblower Ann Howard to proceed with her FCA...
View ArticleTech Supplier Pays $5.66 Million to Settle Claims of Overbilling, Trade...
A big technology distributor will pay $5.66 million to settle a whistleblower’s claims that it overbilled and underpaid the U.S. government — and also sold it Chinese-made products, in violation of...
View ArticleMarch Whistleblower Rewards Include $500,000 in Cargo Price-Fixing Case
The U.S. Department of Justice announced settlements in three large qui tam cases during March — including a price-fixing case where the whistleblower earned a half-million-dollar reward. The False...
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