By Jeff Dale2024-04-24T14:55:00
Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) agreed to pay $18.4 million to settle alleged False Claims Act violations regarding the submission of timecards for unworked hours to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
CNS, which is contracted by the NNSA to manage its Pantex Plant in Texas, self-disclosed the apparent misconduct, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a press release Tuesday. CNS will pay nearly $16.6 million in restitution, according to its settlement agreement.
The DOJ acknowledged remedial efforts undertaken by CNS, including the termination of employees involved in the alleged misconduct and its cooperation with the agency’s investigation.
2024-05-03T17:07:00Z By Jeff Dale
Hahn Air Lines and its U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay $26.8 million to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act over knowingly failing to provide remittance for travel fees it collected from commercial airline passengers flying into or within the United States.
2024-04-11T20:57:00Z By Jeff Dale
New York-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is being sued by the Department of Justice for allegedly flouting Medicare’s price reporting requirements.
2024-04-10T16:48:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
The Department of Justice is set to join a growing list of U.S. federal agencies to have a whistleblower reward program in place, but how impactful it will be at generating more white-collar investigations and prosecutions rides on its initial design, according to experts.
2025-09-17T17:20:00Z By Adrianne Appel
A Florida seafood company executive has pleaded guilty to conspiring with competitors to fix the prices he paid to local fishers, an effort that impacted more than $8 million in wholesale fish and cut the pay of hundreds of fishers, the Department of Justice said.
2025-09-16T20:11:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The former CEO of a Georgia clothing business faces 25 years in prison for bribing Honduran officials to win $10 million in uniform contracts in Honduras, after being caught up in a Department of Justice Anticorruption Task Force.
2025-09-12T19:40:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The DOJ sued Uber Thursday, alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying people with disabilities equal access to its services.
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