Bollinger Shipyard has agreed to pay $1,025,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the US False Claims Act by knowingly billing the US Coast Guard for labor provided by workers who were not eligible to work in the United States.
The United States alleged that, from 2015-2020, Bollinger knowingly billed the coast guard for labor prohibited under the FRC contracts.
“It is essential to the safety and operational readiness of our fleet that contractors comply with all contractual requirements,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.
“We will continue to hold accountable those who knowingly disregard their contractual obligations.”
“The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) is committed to continually working with all our law enforcement partners to protect and secure taxpayer funds and aggressively act to fully investigate allegations of false claims involving the Coast Guard,” added assistant Director William Hicks of CGIS.
The government noted that the claims resolved by the settlement were allegations only, and no determination of liability was made.