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Feb. 3, 2022

Defense contractor case could test False Claims Act

A former cybersecurity director with Rocketjet Aerodyne claims the company fraudulently obtained government contracts while lying about the strength of its computer security.

Defense contractor case could test False Claims Act
Mark C. Holscher represents Aerojet. Daily Journal photo.

A federal judge has allowed a multi-billion dollar civil fraud case against a defense contractor to move forward.

A former cybersecurity director with Rocketjet Aerodyne Holdings Inc. claims the company fraudulently obtained government contracts while lying about the strength of its computer security. The case could provide a key test case of the use of the federal False Claims Act following a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court ruling relating to the ...

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