In June 2011 a final settlement was reached among the relator, the Government, and the defendant in the False Claims Act matter, US ex rel. [Relator] v. Institute of International Education (index number 07 CV 8294 (Castel, J.)), filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, involving allegations of defrauding the State Department’s Fulbright Scholarship Program for foreign graduate students studying in the US. The whistleblower received a $170,000 reward from the Government.
Related filed court documents:
Government Press Release (PDF)
Complaint (PDF)
Amended Complaint (PDF)
Complaint in Intervention (PDF)
Qui Tam Settlement Agreement (PDF)
Relator Share Agreement (PDF)
