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President Barack Obama has signed into law the Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act (FERA), strengthening your ability to go after fraudulent contractors.
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NJ becomes the 22nd state to enact a false claims act.
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Whistleblowers are responsible for nearly 78% of recoveries made by the U.S. Government in 2008.
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The U.S. Government has recovered over $21 Billion since 1986, $2.2 of that recovery went to whistleblowers.
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The IRS increases the amount of the award a whistleblower can receive.
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People just like you are fighting fraud and winning! The following are some examples of recently successful Qui Tam verdicts from all over the United States.
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The United States Defense budget has risen to a record level of over $650 billion a year. It is one of the largest annual expenditures by the federal government. This explains why many False Claims Act and Qui Tam cases are directed against defense contractors.
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KBR is Named in Majority of Iraq Frauds
April Stephenson, head of the Pentagon’s contract audit agency, says Kellog Brown and Root (KBR) is named in the “vast majority” of 32 cases referred by government auditors for criminal investigation. She told the Wartime Contracting Commission that in the agency’s history, “I don’t think we are aware of a program, a contract or a contractor that’s had this number” of referrals. | May 5, 2009
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Northrop to Pay $325 Million in Satellite Case
Northrop Grumman has agreed to pay $325 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit that alleged TRW (now owned by Northrop) made defective parts for spy satellites that resulted in serious malfunctions and expensive fixes, all charged to U.S. taxpayers. The Northrop settlement is the largest military-procurement fraud whistleblower case to date, and was brought by Robert Ferro, an Aerospace Corp. official who first discovered the problem in 1995 and brought it to TRW's attention. The problem went uncorrected and satellites failed. When TRW engaged in a cover up, Mr. Ferro decided to blow the whistle, and he will be awarded $48.7 million for his work, and the work of his attorneys, in bringing the case. | April 10, 2009
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Katrina Case Reinstated
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a New Orleans whistleblower lawsuit against insurers that allegedly overbilled the National Flood Insurance Program after Hurricane Katrina. The lawsuit, by Branch Consultants, was dismissed in October of 2007 on the grounds that its core allegations were already covered by a rival whistleblower suit in Mississippi. | Feb. 24, 2009 |
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$52 Million for Bad Blades
Pratt & Whitney and PCC Airfoils have agreed to pay $52 million to settle allegations they knowingly sold defective turbines for fighter jets. | Nov. 21, 2008
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Pratt to Pay $52 Million
Pratt & Whitney and a subcontractor have agreed to pay more than $52 million to settle False Claims Act charges the company knowingly sold defective turbine blades for F-15 and F-16 fighter jet engines used by the Air Force. | Aug. 6, 2008
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Conflict of Interest FCA
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) was found guilty of violating the False Claims Act and breaching a contract with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The federal jury awarded the U.S. $5.91 million under the False Claims Act with additional penalties of between $5,000 and $10,000 for each of 77 false claims and statements. The case is the first conflict of interest claim under the FCA. |Aug. 6, 2008
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Faulty Flares Ignite Lawsuit
The Dept. of Justice has joined a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that ATK Thiokol Inc. made defective battlefield flares that can ignite if dropped from a height of as low as 3 feet. The defective flares cost from $700 to $1,000 each, and the U.S. Army and Air Force paid ATK more than $100 million for the product. | June 26, 2007
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This information is for educational purposes. It is not offered as and does not constitute legal advice or legal opinions. You should not act or rely upon this information without seeking the advice of an attorney.
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