Huntington Ingall to Pay $9.2 Million to Settle False Billing Allegations – gCaptain
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U.S. government shipbuilder and defense contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) has agreed to pay $9.2 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly overbilling the government for labor on U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships at its shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
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The settlement resolves allegations originally raised in a lawsuit brought by Bryon Faulkner, a former HII employee, under the qui tam, or #whistleblower, provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA), which permit private individuals to sue on behalf of the government for false claims and to share in any recovery. Faulkner will receive $1,590,144 for bringing the mischarges to attention of the government.