Sean works for a defense contractor. This contractor has a contract to sell 2 million pocket
flashlights per year to the military at a price of "one dollar more than the cost to produce".
The
contractor has elaborate and detailed reports on the cost of making these flashlights. Copies of
these reports are submitted to the government. Sean knows that some of the information in
these reports calculating a cost per flashlight of $243.00 is false. Which of the following is true?
A) Sean can report this information to the government, but Sean cannot gain financially by
doing so.
B) Because of Sean's knowledge, he is equally guilty as the corporation of committing fraud.
C) Sean could possibly receive a portion of the recovery, but only if the government chooses
to not intervene in the suit.
D) Sean could file a suit against the contractor under the Civil False Claims Act, and if the
case is successful, receive a portion of the recovery.
D
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