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 retaliation claim in U.S. ex rel. Howard v. Urban Inv. Trust, Inc.. Howard was employed as an accountant for Urban, a property management company [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Contractor Fraud'
Illinois Whistleblower Beats Summary Judgment, Heads to Trial in FCA Retaliation Case
March 17th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Contractor Fraud · False Claims Act · Retaliation · The Employment Law Group, P.C.
Center for Public Integrity Reveals Lack of Oversight in Defense Department
April 6th, 2009 · No Comments
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 since 1993. According to the report, the Justice Department has received 76% fewer cases in fiscal year 2008 compared to fiscal year 1993, despite [...]
Tags: Contractor Fraud · Department of Defense
House Passes Legislation to Curb Contractor Fraud
May 14th, 2008 · No Comments
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 government. This legislature requires the Administrator of General Services to establish and maintain a database of contractor violations of federal procurement laws. Currently, the Project [...]
Tags: Contractor Fraud