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SAN FRANCISCO – Varidesk, LLC and Vari Sales Corporation, two Texas companies that do business under the name VARI, have agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations that VARI violated the False Claims Act by failing to give the United States matching price discounts that VARI provided to its other customers.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, these matching discounts were required by VARI’s contract with the General Services Administration (GSA), while falsely representing to the United States that VARI had complied with those contractual requirements.
The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only; there has been no determination of liability.
“Companies must deal honestly with federal agencies and comply fully with the requirements of their federal contracts,” said Acting United States Attorney Patrick D. Robbins. “The False Claims Act is a critical tool to deter and hold accountable contractors who misuse public funds, and we will vigorously enforce it when taxpayers are overcharged.”
“GSA contractors should not overcharge federal agencies at the expense of the public fisc,” said GSA Deputy Inspector General Robert Erickson. “I appreciate the efforts of the special agents, auditors, and attorneys who worked on this case.”
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