Constantine Cannon represented whistleblowers Geoffrey Howard and Zella Hemphill Anderson in a False Claims Act case against defense contractor KBR Inc. that resulted in the largest settlement to date involving Iraq War fraud.  KBR agreed to pay the government $108.75 million, with the whistleblowers sharing an award of $31.5 million, representing a whistleblower share of 29% of the total recovered.  The whistleblowers alleged that KBR overcharged the U.S. government in connection with procuring supplies and materials to support U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan during the Iraq War. The relevant contract, pursuant to which the government reimbursed KBR for its costs plus profit, required KBR to make efficient use of taxpayer funds by “cross-leveling” before procuring new material, including by checking to see if KBR already had excess of the needed item available in-theater before buying more.  In their complaint, the relators, both of whom worked for KBR during the Iraq War, alleged that KBR’s failures to “cross-level” resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in excess materials and overcharges to the government.  Press Release; Whistleblower Insider

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