September 07, 2016
Two shipping affiliates urged a D.C. federal judge Tuesday to reject a whistleblower's "highly inflated" request for about $450,000 in attorneys' fees following a $1.1 million settlement over False Claims Act allegations that they overbilled the government for cargo-loading services on humanitarian food-aid deliveries.
August 02, 2016
Two affiliated shipping companies will pay nearly $1.1 million to settle False Claims Act allegations in D.C. federal court that they overbilled the government for cargo loading services on humanitarian food aid deliveries, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.
January 21, 2016
The federal government asked a Washington, D.C., judge Wednesday to let stand her ruling that a government-contracted cargo shipper had overbilled for stevedore services by more than $500,000, violating the False Claims Act.
August 31, 2015
Jacintoport International LLC blasted the government's False Claims Act suit against it in D.C. federal court Friday, arguing that there's been no showing of intent to defraud by the cargo-handling firm in overbilling the government for storing food for humanitarian aid.
March 13, 2015
Jacintoport International LLC can't escape a False Claims Act suit accusing the cargo-handling firm of overbilling the government for storing food for humanitarian aid, but it is eligible for reduced penalties, a Washington, D.C., federal judge ruled on Thursday.
October 19, 2012
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday hit Jacintoport International LLC with a False Claims Act suit, accusing the cargo-handling firm of overcharging the government for the storage of food for humanitarian crises.