April 02, 2012
Verizon Communications Inc., which paid $93.5 million to settle fraud allegations related to its telecommunications contracts with the federal government, persuaded a Washington federal judge Thursday to tone down a written order that seemed to conclude that the company was guilty.
February 24, 2012
A whistleblower will receive an additional $5.2 million from the federal government for his role in a $93.5 million settlement with Verizon Communications Inc. for allegedly overbilling on federal telecommunications contracts, a Washington federal court determined Thursday. (A previous version of this article incorrectly said the whistleblower would receive an additional $5.4 million instead of $5.2 million.)
October 05, 2011
The whistleblower whose work led to a $93.5 million settlement between Verizon Communications Inc. and the federal government over contract overcharges told a Washington federal court Monday that he deserved an extra $7.48 million, arguing the U.S. Department of Justice understated his role.
September 20, 2011
A whistleblower who helped exposed Verizon Communications Inc.'s overbilling on federal telecommunications contracts shouldn't get a $7.48 million increase in his relator's fee, because a federal investigation led to an early settlement, the U.S. Department of Justice argued Monday.
June 22, 2011
Two whistleblowers on Tuesday sought a greater share of Verizon Communications Inc.'s $93.5 million settlement in a Washington suit alleging the company overcharged the federal government for telecommunications contracts, saying they deserved more than the minimum afforded by law.