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Falsely Certifying Eligibility to Participate in Government Programs can Give Rise to Liability under the False Claims Act Post-Escobar, Court of Appeals Holds

Second Circuit rules that relevant government “payment decision” under Escobar included Veterans Administration’s initial decision to award contracts based on claim that contractor qualified as a “service-disabled, veteran-owned small business”—not just the VA’s subsequent decisions to make payments under those contracts In a key victory for the federal government and…

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Federal Contractor CDM Smith Pays $5.6 Million to Resolve Whistleblower Claims under the False Claims Act Arising out of Scheme to Overcharge Navy

Firm allegedly provided government with inaccurate cost data during contract negotiations, failed to disclose that estimates had been reduced by automation of manual tasks. Federal prosecutors have announced that CDM Smith, an environmental engineering and construction firm located in Fairfax, Virginia, has agreed to pay $5.6 million to resolve claims…