British Airways and Iberia Airlines Agree to Pay $5.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Falsely Reporting Delivery Times of U.S. Mail Transported Internationally The Justice Department announced today that British Airways Plc (BA) and Iberia Airlines (Iberia) have agreed to pay $5.8 million to resolve their liability under the False Claims Act […]
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that the Estate of Dr. Leroy Pelicci has agreed to pay the United States $625,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations. According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Leroy J. Pelicci was a physician and owner of the Pelicci […]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Wu, Grohovsky & Whipple, PLLC (“WGW”), a boutique law firm regularly representing Qui Tam whistleblowers in large federal and state False Claims Act cases, today announces that international shipper United Parcel Service (“UPS”) has agreed to pay in excess of $4.2 million dollars to 14 states, the District of Columbia, […]
October 13, 2015 United States Settles with Pitney Bowes Presort Services for Underpaying Postage Owed to U.S. Postal Service The Department of Justice announced today that Pitney Bowes Presort Services Inc. (Pitney Bowes) has agreed to pay the United States $9.4 million to resolve allegations that it underpaid postage for mail processed at its Reading, […]
United Parcel Service Agrees to Settle Alleged Civil False Claims Act Violations May 19, 2015 United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the federal government in connection with its delivery of Next Day Air overnight packages, the Justice Department announced today. UPS […]
12.19.14 Two of Lance Armstrong’s longtime business associates have agreed to pay $500,000 to the United States government as part of a conditional settlement in a lawsuit filed by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis. Bill Stapleton, Armstrong’s longtime agent, and Barton Knaggs, Armstrong’s longtime business partner, also have agreed to pay $100,000 to the law […]
Sea Star Line LLC and Horizon Lines LLC have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by fixing the price of government cargo transportation contracts between the continental United States and Puerto Rico, the Department of Justice announced today. Under the settlement agreements, Sea Star Line has agreed to pay $1.9 […]
WASHINGTON – California-based companies Quicksort Inc., Quicksort LA Inc. and Quicksort Sacramento Inc. have agreed to pay the United States $4.2 million to settle allegations that Quicksort violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing the level to which it had pre-sorted mailings in order to obtain discounted postage rates from the U.S. Postal Service, […]