$8.7Mil Qui Tam Forfeiture Proceeds Hidden From U.S. Treasury
Fraudulent Concealment of $8.7Mil Qui Tam Forfeiture Direct To The U.S. Air Force
Re: U.S. ex rel. Campbell v. Lockheed Martin Corp. (M.D. Fla. Aug. 5, 2003)
95-549-CV-ORL-22, SGB Complaint. (USDC MDF - Orlando Div.) |
| 2. Campbell has the documents identifying the qui tam forfeiture of $8.7Mil direct to the U.S. Air Force: |
# 1 Hidden forfeiture of "proceeds" To Air Force (from 02/06/97 deposition of Bryan Brenda): |
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# 2 Hidden forfeiture of "proceeds" To Air Force (from 03/25/97 deposition of Burt Waite): |
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| 3. Campbell's original lawsuit's allegations were ~100% accurate and correct: |
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Plaintiff's
Accuracy
Quotient
=
99% + |
05/30/1995 |
- Campbell's itemized and specific fraud allegation dollar value = |
$ 47,000,000.00 |
| 08/1995 |
- Fraudulently concealed forfeiture # 1 of "qui tam proceeds" To Air Force = |
($ 3,700.000.00) |
| 1996 |
- Fraudulently concealed forfeiture # 2 of "qui tam proceeds" To Air Force = |
($ 5,000.000.00) |
| 08/27/03 |
- Final Settlement Amount (Reported in DOJ's Press Release # 03-475.) = |
($ 37,900,000.00) |
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- Difference ( = 0.8511% )(= + Interest?) = |
$ 400,000.00 |
| 4. Written statement of Albert D. Campbell: |
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I am a former cost control chief with Lockheed and brought this qui tam action in 1995 against Lockheed and corporate predecessors, Martin Marietta Corporation alleging that the defendants failed to disclose cost or pricing data and inflated bills pursuant to the SGB Contract.
The FCA action was stayed from 1997 to 2001 because of a parallel criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ intervened in 2001 and filed an amended complaint.
On 09/28/2000, the United States took over litigation of the case as it related to one of the contracts. The United States' complaint alleged, among other things, that Lockheed Martin program management purposely inflated its contract proposal for a foreign military sales contract under the LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night) program in order to create additional profit which could be used to offset overruns on another Air Force contract. The Air Force entered into the contract with Lockheed Martin to purchase the LANTIRN pods for resale to the governments of Saudi Arabia, Greece and Bahrain (SGB Contracts) These SGB contracts are commonly referred to as Foreign Military Sales contracts (FMS).
On August 5, 2003, the settlement of my claim was approved by the District Court and the case was unsealed. On August 27, 2003, the DOJ announced that Lockheed Martin agreed to pay $37,900,000. DOJ PR #03-475.
Reference:
Original Complaint - U.S.A. ex rel Albert Campbell, Plaintiffs, v. Lockheed - Martin Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation, Defendants. 95-549-CV-ORL-22, SGB Complaint. (USDC MDF - Orlando Div.)
Other Lawsuits - U.S. ex rel. Campbell v. Lockheed Martin et al. (MD FL Nos. 95-549 and 95-1287)
Final Order - U.S. ex rel. Campbell v. Lockheed Martin Corp. (MD FL Aug. 5, 2003).
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