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Christopher Joseph Cahill, EGL’s former regional vice-president for the Middle
East and India, had previously pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the
Central District of Illinois, in a case prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in
Springfield, Ill., and the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, to adding
$1.14 million in fraudulent “war risk surcharges” to the invoices. The invoices were
for shipments of military goods from Dubai to Iraq from late November 2003
through July 2004. Cahill also admitted that when he became aware of a
government investigation of EGL’s charging of the war risk surcharges, he directed
a subordinate to create fraudulent invoices purporting to show war risk surcharges
billed to EGL.
“The Justice Department remains committed to vigorously pursuing all those who
defraud the military, particularly in a time of war,” said Peter D. Keisler, Assistant
Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Division.
The war risk surcharge allegations arose in a suit filed against EGL under the qui
tam or whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. Under the whistleblower
provisions of the False Claims Act, private parties can file an action on behalf of the
United States and receive a portion of the proceeds of a settlement or judgment
awarded against a defendant. As a result of today’s settlement, David Vavra and
Jerry Hyatt will receive $800,000 as their relator’s share.
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