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ETS will pay the United States $2,250,000 to resolve allegations that ETS violated the False Claims Act by falsely claiming that the company qualified for two small business programs which allowed ETS to inappropriately obtain government contracts set aside for certain small businesses.

A former U.S. Department of the Army employee and Sparks, Nevada, resident pleaded guilty to using his Army credit card to make nearly $2,800 of purchases for his personal vehicle.

A former GSA contracting officer’s representative received a federal-prison term, today, for his role in agreeing to accept bribes from construction companies.

Lifeview Group, Inc., together with its corporate predecessors and affiliates, agreed to a settlement of $5,059,808.00 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Onur Simsek, a Turkish national wanted for his alleged involvement in a sophisticated defense procurement fraud scheme targeting the United States Department of Defense.

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Ryan Raybould, announced today the launch of Project Safe Schools, a federal initiative aimed at protecting students, enforcing accountability and restoring transparency in public schools across North Texas.

A federal jury convicted a U.S. Army veteran of defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of over $170,000 in caregiver benefit payments that he was not entitled to receive.

GSA OIG is aware of an ongoing scheme in which scammers are impersonating GSA officials and sending fraudulent emails to GSA contractors.

On July 30, the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recognizes National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. Today highlights the vital role whistleblowers play in revealing fraud, waste, and abuse.

Sierra Nevada Company, LLC (SNC), headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, agreed to pay $7.75 million to settle False Claims Act allegations arising from its employment of a government official who, while employed by both SNC and the government, participated personally and substantially in three government contracts awarded to SNC.