L-3, Army Fleet Settle Helicopter Fraud Suit With Whistleblower

Army Fleet Support LLC and L-3 Communications Corp., have settled a False Claims Act suit with a whistleblower who alleged fraudulent billing under a US Army helicopter maintenance contract.

Whistleblower James Cunningham filed a motion to dismiss on June 18 with the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama stating that the parties reached a confidential settlement agreement May 3.

Chief Judge Emily C. Marks on June 18 granted the parties’ motion for consent to the proposed settlement.

Cunningham sued in 2019, alleging that the contractors billed for the wash and inspection of helicopters at Fort Rucker in ...