Jan. 6, 2015

Navy Commander Pleads Guilty to Accepting Cash and Prostitutes in International Bribery Scheme

SAN DIEGO, CA – U.S. Navy Commander Jose Luis Sanchez pleaded guilty to bribery charges in federal court today, admitting that he provided a government contractor with classified ship schedules and other internal U.S. Navy information in exchange for cash, travel and entertainment expenses and the services of prostitutes.

Dec. 22, 2014

Former Security Contractor CEO Agrees to Pay $4.5 Million to Settle Civil Claims

Keith Hedman, 55, of Arlington, Virginia, the former chief executive officer of a Virginia-based security contracting firm, Protection Strategies, Inc., (PSI), has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle civil claims relating to his involvement in a fraudulent scheme to create a front company to obtain contracts through the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Section 8(a) program. The Section 8(a) program allows qualified small businesses to receive sole-source and competitive-bid contracts set aside for minority-owned and disadvantaged small businesses.

Dec. 22, 2014

Defense Contractor Sentenced To 6 Months In Prison For Manufacturing Defective Aircraft Parts And Falsifying Safety Records

On Dec. 22, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge Diane J. Humetewa sentenced Malcom Robert Markson, 45, of Peoria, Ariz., to six months in prison. Markson previously pleaded guilty to the crimes of fraud involving aircraft parts and obstruction of federal investigation.

Dec. 19, 2014

Coos Bay Company, Its Owner and Four Employees Plead Quilty to Fraud on Defense Contracts

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Coos Bay business, its owner, and four employees were sentenced by the Honorable Michael J. Mosman in federal court on December 12, 2014 for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by supplying knock-off vehicle and aviation parts to the United States Department of Defense (DOD).

Dec. 19, 2014

Defense Contractor Agrees to Pay $27.5 Million to Settle Overbilling Allegations

Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems (LMIS) has agreed to pay $27.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly overbilling the government for work performed by LMIS employees who lacked required job qualifications.

Dec. 19, 2014

Iron Mountain Companies Pay $44.5 Million to Settle Alleged False Billings for Storing Government Documents and Data

Iron Mountain Incorporated and Iron Mountain Information Management LLC (collectively Iron Mountain) has paid $44.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that Iron Mountain overcharged federal agencies for record storage services under General Services Administration (GSA) contracts, the Department of Justice announced today. Iron Mountain is a records storage company headquartered in Boston.

Dec. 18, 2014

Auburn Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Lying To Obtain Workers’ Compensation Funds

Bruce Lee Cearlock, 79, of Auburn, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 18 months in prison for making false statements to obtain federal employee’s compensation, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Cearlock was also ordered to pay restitution of over $73,000.

Dec. 18, 2014

Former Defense Department Employee Sentenced To 40 Months in Prison for $2.5 Million Health Care Fraud

WASHINGTON – Jonathan M. Hargett, a former civilian employee of the Department of Defense, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison on a charge of health care fraud stemming from a scheme in which he collected over $2.2 million after submitting fraudulent claims for federal health care benefits.

Dec. 17, 2014

14 Indicted in Connection with New England Compounding Center and Nationwide Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

A 131-count criminal indictment was unsealed today in Boston in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak, the Justice Department announced.

Dec. 15, 2014

Federal Contractors Eyak Technology LLC and Eyak Services LLC Resolve False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act Allegations

Alaska and Virginia-based technology contractors Eyak Technology LLC (EyakTek) and Eyak Services LLC (ESL) have agreed to pay $2.5 million and relinquish any rights to additional payments from the United States to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Justice Department announced today.