A former sales representative will receive $1,585,892.56 as his share of the recovery obtained by the government in a False Claims Act lawsuit.
CDW-Government LLC agreed to pay $5.66 million to resolve the whistleblower’s allegations in this case that it improperly charged government purchasers for shipping, sold products to the United States that were manufactured in China and other countries that are prohibited by the Trade Agreements Act, and underreported sales in order to avoid paying the U.S. General Services Administration its “Industrial Funding Fee,” a fee based on total contract sales that is designed to cover GSA’s costs of contract administration.
In addition to the statutory award, the whistleblower may be entitled to receive additional amounts for attorneys’ fees and costs.
For more information on this case, click here: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/March/13-civ-360.html