The Boeing Company has played a large and diverse role in producing products, services and processes for the U.S. Defense Department over the past century. But Boeing has come under the gun recently for repeatedly engaging in fraudulent activity that’s cost the federal government and taxpayers millions. Company insiders have blown the whistle on these activities, setting off a series of False Claims Act (FCA) cases involving the manufacturer.
Four Boeing employees and ex-employees brought the latest FCA case, United States ex rel. Craddock v. Boeing, resolved in October 2014; they will share an award of almost $4 million. Boeing, meanwhile, will pay $23 million, pursuant to allegations that the company falsely claimed labor charges for maintenance on C-17 Globemaster aircraft....