Judges Focus on What U.S. Knew About AECOM Billing Noncompliance

Second Circuit judges Friday asked counsel for a False Claims Act whistleblower to explain why his suit against AECOM alleging fraud under an Afghanistan support contract should be reinstated if the U.S. Army knew about noncompliance but kept paying.

Hassan Foreman, a former AECOM finance supervisor, alleged that AECOM defrauded the Army by submitting inaccurate timesheets from workers. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the suit for lack of materiality under the FCA because the Army extended AECOM’s contract multiple times despite knowledge of alleged misconduct.

The panel of Judges Dennis Jacobs, Robert D. ...