Louisiana Shipyard Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations

Bollinger Shipyard, a Lockport, La., based company, agreed to pay $1.02 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing the US Coast Guard for labor provided by workers who were not eligible to work in the United States, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

Bollinger manufactures ships for the US, including the Coast Guard’s Fast Response Cutter. According to the DOJ, from 2015 to 2020 Bollinger knowingly billed the Coast Guard for labor prohibited under the FRC contracts, as they were contractually required to confirm that its employees were eligible to work in the United ...