Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Ackley v. International Business MacHines Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 17, 1999No. Civ. PJM 97-3189PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MESSITTE, District Judge.
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Robert D. Ackley brings this suit as a relator under the qui tarn provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. 1 He alleges that International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) systematically defrauded the United States in connection with a subcontract to provide labor and materials for the deep space orbiting space station known as Space Station Freedom (Space Station). Ackley says that IBM’s schemes included the submission of false financial reports to cover improperly allocated costs, false periodic reports of progress in order to…
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