Columbia University agreed to pay $9 million this week in settlement of a SDNY False Claims Act case alleging that it had submitted false claims in connection with federal grants funding AIDS and HIV related work. Columbia was the grant administrator on behalf of ICAP, an entity that received millions of dollars in federal grants
DOJ Criminal Chief Caldwell Outlines New Joint Criminal-Civil Qui Tam Process
Leslie Caldwell, DOJ Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, spoke to the qui tam relators’ bar at a Taxpayers Against Fraud conference last month, stating a new DOJ policy for criminal and civil division coordination of qui tam cases, starting with intake.
Taxpayers Against Fraud is an organization of whistleblowers and their counsel, which
Dismissal Motions Filed In SDNY Computer Glitch Reverse False Claim Act Case
When does the 60-day clock start for an identified overpayment of federal funds to become a reverse false claim under amendments to the False Claims Act? A closely watched SDNY qui tam case may provide an answer.
In June, the United States and New York intervened in United States v. Continuum Health Partners, Inc.,