Eagle Global Logistics - Whistleblower Law Blog http://whistleblower.labovick.com/articles/whistleblower-articles/defense-contractor-fraud/ en-us Copyright 2008 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:51:47 -0500 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:25:48 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Houston Firm Pays $300,000 to Resolve Qui Tam suit for military containers in Iraq Eagle Global Logistics, paid the United States $300,000 to settle a qui tam suit. The company’s local agent in Kuwait allegedly overcharged the military for rental charges on shipping containers to Iraq for the period from January through June of 2006, according to the Justice Department. The Houston-based company’s containers were for shipments of military cargo to Iraq under an EGL subcontract with KBR, the prime contractor for the U.S. Army’s LOGCAP III contract for logistical support of military operations overseas.

This matter stems from allegations in a suit filed against EGL under the qui tam or whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. Under the False Claims Act,  private persons may bring a suit on behalf of the United States alleging the submission of false claims to the government and may receive a portion of the proceeds of the suit. The whistleblowers, David Vavra and Jerry Hyatt, will receive $36,000 as their part of the settlement. Congratulations to these brave whistleblowers for speaking up.

Click Here to read more on this case from the Department of Justice.

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