Triple Canopy will pay $2.6 Million to the U.S Government

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In order to settle civil False Claims Act allegations, the security contractor Triple Canopy has agreed to pay $2.6 million. It was due to the company filed false claims for payment to the Department of Defense for unqualified security guards stationed in Iraq. The contracts of Triple Canopy with the U.S government provide private security protection to the U.S government forces and other allied troops abroad. This settlement derived from a contract of 2009 for security services at Iraqi Al-Asad Airbase. The Triple Canopy is based in Reston, Virginia, was blamed of billion the U.S for private security guards who didn’t pass the required firearms proficiency tests designed by the U.S Army. It was to ensure the guards have the capability of firing their assigned weapons safely and perfectly.

Triple Canopy will pay $2.6 Million to the U.S Government

It also claimed that the company concealed the inability of the guards in passing the firearms testing requirements by submitting false test score cards. It is an essential requirement in maintaining for the government review. The claims of the U.S government were based on a whistleblower suit submitted by a former employee of the company (Triple Canopy) in 2011. The unidentified whistleblower will share in the recovery of the government under the terms of False Claims Act and it is estimated at $500,000. The U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Dana J. Boente said that contractors should be held accountable for their actions, especially when the safety of government personnel is at risk. This settlement would remind contractors of the high value we can place on securing our personnel abroad.