April 09, 2015
Sprint Communications Inc. will pay $15.5 million to end allegations it overcharged law enforcements agencies $21 million for court-ordered wiretap services, California federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
November 14, 2014
A California federal judge on Friday barred a purported whistleblower from intervening in the government's False Claims Act suit accusing Sprint Communications Inc. of overcharging it $21 million for wiretap services, saying he'd dismissed the whistleblower's individual case after finding he wasn't the source of the overcharging allegations.
October 15, 2014
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday opposed a qui tam relator's bid to intervene and claim a share in the government's $21 million suit accusing Sprint Communications Inc. of overbilling for wiretapping services, arguing he isn't entitled to a share after his False Claims Act allegations in a similar case failed.
July 11, 2014
Sprint Communications Inc. urged a California federal judge on Friday to throw out federal prosecutors' claims that the telecommunications company violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the government $21 million for wiretap services, arguing that the invoice didn't contain any false statements.
May 12, 2014
Sprint Communications Inc. urged a California federal judge on Friday to toss the U.S. government's suit alleging it inflated charges for authorized wiretaps and forced the government to pay $21 million in additional costs, arguing the complaint doesn't allege any false claims.
March 03, 2014
The U.S. government hit Sprint Communications Inc. and an affiliate with a civil lawsuit in California federal court on Monday, accusing the telecommunications giant of inflating its charges for authorized wiretaps and forcing the government to pay $21 million in additional costs.