Two former executives of CyTerra Corporation became whistleblowers and are now slated to receive $361,000 for their efforts in uncovering pricing problems with their former company. CyTerra manufactures portable land mine detectors for the U.S. military. Earlier this month federal prosecutors settled with the company for $1.9 million. In 2003, the Army contracted with CyTerra […]
Defense Contractor Whistleblower Gets $1.8 Award
A former project manager for Science Applications International was awarded $1.8 million for exposing a massive overbilling scheme according to an AP story carried in the Ventura County Star. Prosecutors claimed the company over charged the government for homeland security training programs. Science Applications is a Virginia based defense contractor that employs over 40,000 people […]
State Whistleblower Laws Offer A Second Shot Of Earning Big Bucks
by Brian Mahany The grand daddy of federal false claims act cases (whistleblower law) is HUD’s $2.4 billion case brought against Allied Home Mortgage. That is music to our ears since our firm represents the whistleblower in that case. Although we are aware of other billion dollar cases right now, very few are brought in local […]
Catholic University, Former MSHA Chief Accused of Fraud
by Brian Mahany According to AP wire reports, David McAteer, former director of the United States Mine Safety and Health Administration and West Virginia’s Wheeling Jesuit University have been accused of bilking taxpayers. The accusations were set forth in an affidavit released by an agent from NASA’s Inspector General. A federal grand jury is considering […]