For private contractors fighting wars and racking up huge profits without being plagued by pesky accountability, this hasn’t been the happiest summer. Sure, some solace could be had in the decision of a federal judge in August to overturn a guilty verdict against Custer Battles, the company providing “risk management and security consulting services” in Iraq. The judge concluded that… return to article
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Reader Comments (2)Page 1 of 1 pagesThe Custer Battles case has been a hot topic on blogs everywhere, and especially those critical of our country’s judicial system. But the bad guys don’t always get away. The average American citizen would be amazed to learn two things. First, under federal law, if they know of someone defrauding the U.S. Government, they may personally file a claim to recover triple the amount defrauded, and they typically get to keep up to 30% of the money recovered as a reward. Second, most major U.S. companies, from Shell Oil to WalMart have been successfully sued by private citizens for defrauding the U.S., and forced to settle for sums as high as $900 Million. Boeing recently settled a case for $615 million, and Grumman recently settled for $111 Million. To read about every major case of this type in the last 12 years, and to learn how a private citizen can file such a claim, anyone can go to www.federalfraud.com.
P.S. to read about the Boeing, Grumman, Shell Oil and Walmart cases, go to the “news” section of the site.
A Campanelli
Posted by ACamp on Sep 7, 2006 at 7:14 PM Arrest them all. Make killing for profit an actual crime. Get some morality, America.
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