Lawsuit # 1 -
United States ex rel Lawrence Saklad v. Vantage Travel Services, Inc. et al. , CA No. 98-________

The Honorable ____________________
United States District Judge
United States Courthouse, Suite 4110
1 Courthouse Way Boston, MA 02110

July 21, 1998 - "United States Attorney Donald K. Stern and Michael Ahern, inspector in charge, Northeast Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, announced Tuesday that the United States has filed suit against Vantage Travel Service Inc. of Brookline and its chief executive officer, Henry R. Lewis of Newton. In a civil complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Boston, the United States charges that Lewis and Vantage, a for-profit company that conducts fund-raising programs on behalf of nonprofit organizations, have engaged in a several-year scheme to defraud the U.S. Postal Service by improperly using nonprofit mailing privileges."

10/29/03 - Whistle-blower takes adVantage of $1M - "Things changed when CEO Henry Lewis of Boston and CFO Harry Melikian of Shrewsbury entered into secret agreements with nonprofits to earn money from the mailings, the U.S. attorney said. Vantage shipped 78 million pieces of mail using the reduced rate in the 1990s and saved millions of dollars in postage fees." Jennifer Rosinski. Boston Herald. Boston, Mass.: Oct 29, 2003. pg. 010, ISSN/ISBN:07385854, "Whistle-blower takes adVantage of $1M"

Lawrence Saklad:
Vincent G. Campanella Jr, Attorney

U.S. Government:
Peter K. Levitt, Assistant U.S. Attorney
 
United States Department of Justice
Michael J. Sullivan
U.S. Attorney
District of Massachusetts

United States Attorney's Office
John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse
1 Courthouse Way, Suite 9200
Boston, MA 02210
Press Office: (617) 748-3139

Vantage Mailing Services, Inc. of Brookline, MA:
CEO Henry R. Lewis, age 53, of 20 Rowes Wharf in Boston, MA
CFO Harry S. Melikian, age 53, of 661 South Street in Shrewsbury, MA
"According to a 2001 letter written by Melikian and found on the Web site for a Florida real estate agency, the privately held Vantage Group earned $200 million that year."

Lawsuit # 2 -
Vantage Travel Services, Inc. et al. v. Barton - Cotton Sales Corporation, Inc., Civil Action No. 98-12139-DPW

The Honorable Douglas P. Woodlock
United States District Judge
United States Courthouse, Suite 4110
1 Courthouse Way Boston, MA 02110

Lawsuit # 3 -
United States ex rel Harry Melikian v. Barton - Cotton Sales Corp., et. al., CA # 98-11635MEL ("The sealed qui tam action")

The Honorable ____________
United States District Judge
United States Courthouse, Suite 4110
1 Courthouse Way Boston, MA 02110