A settlement has been reached to resolve False Claims Act allegations against Lockheed Martin Corporation.
The whistleblower's share of the settlement will be $920,000.
The allegations arose from a lawsuit, claiming that Lockheed Martin Corporation violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, by failing to identify and report hazardous waste produced and stored at the facility and failing to properly handle and dispose of the waste. The government also alleges that this conduct resulted in false claims for payment under Lockheed Martin’s contracts with the Department of Energy.
Lockheed Martin will pay $4 million to resolve the government’s False Claims Act allegations and its subsidiaries will each pay $500,000 – $1 million total in Resource Conservation and Recovery Act civil penalties.
