Government Alleges that the Company Billed for Personal Expenses, Including Luxury Vehicles, Mortgage Payments, Housekeeping Services and a Wedding all of which were Unrelated to the National Institutes of Health Contract and Grant
Baltimore, Maryland – Maryland-based Capital Technology Information Services, Inc., (“CTIS”), a health care information technology company, has agreed to pay the United States $1,712,949.44 to resolve federal False Claims Act allegations that it billed the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) for costs that were unallowable for reimbursement.
The civil settlement was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Special Agent in Charge Maureen Dixon, Office of Investigations, Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
“Federal contractors are required to bill only for costs that are properly reimbursable and not for purely personal expenses unrelated to the contract work,” said United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron. “This settlement represents our continuing commitment to holding companies accountable who do not follow the rules for federal contracting and grants and take advantage of taxpayer funded programs.”
“Federal grantees and contractors have a responsibility to ensure all charges they submit are for allowable expenses,” said Maureen Dixon, Special Agent in Charge at the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General...
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