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April 4, 2013 General

Qui Tam Action Leaves Ambulance Company Paying $800,000 Settlement

According to a recent statement from the Department of Justice, a South Carolina rescue squad has agreed to settle a qui tam lawsuit for $800,000. Williston Rescue Squad, Inc. is based in Williston, SC and provides emergency ambulance services for citizens living in the southwestern portion of the state. According […]
April 3, 2013 General

SEC Files Securities Fraud Charges Against Venture Capitalist for Stealing Investor Funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged a former Oregon gubernatorial political candidate and his lawyer with operating an investment scam selling pre-IPO shares of Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon, and Zynga. The SEC charged Craig Berkman, a Portland venture capitalist, with the facilitation of securities fraud of at least 120 […]
April 2, 2013 General

Court Rules Lockheed Martin Can be Sued for Underbidding on Government Projects

The act of deliberately underbidding on projects in order to win federal government contracts is not an uncommon practice.  Contractors submit extremely low bids for certain projects, knowing that the contract will cost the government much more in the end. Contractors underbid on these government projects for several reasons, such as […]
April 1, 2013 General

Corning Pays Millions to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit

The New York based company, Corning Incorporated, recently settled a False Claims Act lawsuit for $5.65 million dollars, according to an official statement by the Department of Justice.  The settlement resolves allegations that Corning submitted numerous false claims to federal government agencies in order to receive reimbursement for laboratory research […]
March 28, 2013 General

Identity of IRS Whistleblower Leaked: Former IRS Employee Faces Charges

According to a Department of Justice press release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan announced the unsealing of a complaint that charged a former IRS official with violating conflict of interest laws during the time he was an IRS employee and continuing to […]