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Adobe Pays $3M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits over Alleged Kickbacks involving Government Software Sales

Three Adobe employees filed False Claims Act lawsuits exposing the scheme and will share a $555K whistleblower reward. Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying illegal kickbacks to software-reseller partners in return for their promotion…

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Government Contractor NortonLifelock Found Liable for Defrauding the GSA, Ordered to Pay $1.7M, in False Claims Act Lawsuit

The technology firm was found to have knowingly included false pricing, rebate, and discount information in disclosures to become a GSA Schedule contractor. NortonLifeLock (Nasdaq: GEN) has been ordered by a federal court to pay $1.7 million in damages for defrauding the U.S. General Services Administration and the State of…

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Honeywell Int’l Pays $3.35M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations over “Defective” Zylon Bulletproof Vests Supplied to the U.S. Military

The settlement caps the DOJ’s nearly 20-year pursuit of False Claims Act lawsuits, prompted by a whistleblower complaint, against companies in the body-armor supply chain involving Zylon vests Honeywell International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) has agreed to pay $3.35 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by supplying…

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Qui Tam Relator Receives $4.6 Million Whistleblower Reward as Boeing Subsidiary Pays $25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit over Inflated Costs of Drone Parts

Company allegedly gave government inflated cost and pricing data when negotiating no-bid contracts for drone-related military projects Insitu drone. The company settled False Claims Act allegations that it inflated the prices of parts sold to the U.S. Navy and the Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Insitu, Inc., a subsidiary of aerospace…