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Accenture

False Claims On Hardware, Software & Technology Services Sales

Date: 04/12/2007 (Date of Complaint)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Multiple Agencies

Contracting Party: Multiple Agencies

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $63,675,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: In April 2007, the United States intervened in a False Claims Act whistleblower suit filed by Norman Rille and Neal Roberts alleging that Accenture solicited and provided improper payments and other things of value on information technology contracts with government agencies. They alleged that Accenture and its purchasing subsidiary, Proquire, LLC, received kickbacks from or offered kickbacks to other companies (including Sun Microsystems, IBM and Hewlett-Packard) also involved in government IT contracts from the late 1990s to the present. In September 2011, Accenture paid $64 million to settle the lawsuit. See related IBM instance, "'Alliance Benefits' Alleged Kickback Scheme" and Computer Sciences Corporation instance, "‘Alliance Benefits’ False Claims Settlement."