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Supreme Foodservice A.G. – Criminal fraud conviction and False Claims Actsettlement for former executive’s complaint of overcharges under contract to supplyfood and water to U.S. troops. Criminal penalties of $288 million, and FCA settlementof whistleblower action for $101 million, with $16 million to relator and $1.1 million infees to relator counsel. 11The Boeing Company – $23 million settlement under FCA for alleged false claimsrelating to labor charges under maintenance contract with U.S. Air Force. Current andformer employee whistleblowers paid $3.9 million. 12CA Inc. – DOJ intervention in FCA qui tam suit alleging knowing overcharges forsoftware licenses and maintenance services under GSA contract. Qui tam action filedby former employee of foreign subsidiary. 13Community Health Systems, Inc. – One of the largest acute care systems in thecountry agreed to pay over $98 million to resolve multiple qui tam lawsuits filed underthe FCA alleging the fraudulent billing of unnecessary inpatient admissions.Whistleblower awards not yet determined for former director, nurses, and physicianrelators. 14 3. New DOJ Enforcement Policy on Whistleblower ClaimsThe DOJ recently announced a new policy calling for the review of all civil qui tamcomplaints filed under the FCA. Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for theDOJ’s Criminal Division, announced at a conference sponsored by Taxpayers Against10 Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice, Johnson & Johnson to Pay More Than $2.2 Billion toResolve Criminal & Civil Investigations (Nov. 4, 2013), http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/johnson-johnsonpay-more-22-billion-resolve-criminal-and-civil-investigations.11 Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice, Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Major Fraud inProvision of Supplies to U.S. Troops in Afghanistan (Dec. 8, 2014),http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/defense-contractor-pleads-guilty-major-fraud-provision-supplies-ustroops-afghanistan.12 Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice, Boeing Pays $23 Million to Resolve False Claims ActAllegations (Oct. 10, 2014), http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/boeing-pays-23-million-resolve-false-claimsact-allegations.13 Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice, Government Files Complaint Against CA Inc. for FalseClaims on GSA Contract (May 29, 2014), http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/government-files-complaintagainst-ca-inc-false-claims-gsa-contract.14 Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice, Community Health Systems Inc. to Pay $98.15 Million toResolve False Claims Act Allegations (Aug. 4, 2014), http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/community-healthsystems-inc-pay-9815-million-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations.6