Multinational Industrial Engineering Company Agrees to Pay $22 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Evaded Customs Duties

The US Department of Justice issued a press release on September 25, 2020, that said that Linde GmbH and its U.S. subsidiary Linde Engineering North America LLC (LENA) (together, “Linde”)” agreed to settle False Claims Act charges that they “knowingly made false statements on customs declarations to avoid payin...

False Claim Allegations against Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation to Cost $27.45 Million

The US Justice Department (DOJ) announced on November 2, 2018 that a settlement had been reached with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC). The terms of the settlement are that NGSC will pay $25.8 million to settle charges that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting bills it knew were false. When the set...