Temat: L-3 whistleblower collects $800,000 from defense contract...

A former independent contractor for L-3 Communications Corporation was awarded nearly $800,000 as his share of a settlement of a False Claims Act lawsuit that alleged overbilling in defense contracts.

Robert A. Martin filed a lawsuit under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.

The suit alleged that L-3 Communications Corporation and two affiliates -- Vertex Aerospace LLC and L-3 Communications Integrated Systems LP -- inflated the hours spent by independent contractors at the military’s Continental U.S. Replacement Centers (CRC).

The CRCs prepare individuals for deployment overseas in support roles for the U.S. military. The preparation involves orientation briefings training, health screenings, and payroll processing. The CRCs involved the claims were in Fort Benning, Georgia, and Fort Bliss, Texas.

The L-3 companies agreed to pay $4.63 million to resolve the lawsuit. Martin's share of the recovery was $798,675.

L-3 had contracts with the U.S. Air Force to perform rotary aviation maintenance and support services in Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt and Kuwait.

Read: http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2015/10/2/l-3-whistleblow...