A former employee of Fluor Hanford LLC will receive $200,000 for filing a False Claims Act lawsuit that revealed Fluor’s improper use of federal funds for lobbying purposes.
Fluor Hanford LLC, a Department of Energy (“DOE”) contractor, agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations that it used DOE funds to lobby Congress and other federal officials to increase funding for the Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response Center. Federal law prohibits the use of federal funds for lobbying.
For more information on this case, click here: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-civ-379.html