Why Should My Conscience Bother Me??PowerPoint PresentationGoodrich QuestionsFederal False Claims Act (1986 amendment)Slide 5Why Should My Conscience Bother Me??Engineering group“All that’s left to do is ship you the brake”Robert Sink to LTV“All we need is a better lining”John Warren“Regardless of what the brake does on the tests, it’s going to qualified”Van Horn“I’ve sold myself, I make me sick”Searle LawsonLab testing group“No false data or false reports are going to come out of this lab”Gretzinger“Bills aren’t paid with personal satisfaction, nor are house payments made with ethical principles”Goodrich QuestionsWhat factors contributed to the data falsification at Goodrich?Prior historyTiming of commitmentsPersonalitiesWhat pressures did the individual employees face?What were the consequences for Goodrich? The employees involved? Would the consequences be any different today?Federal False Claims Act (1986 amendment)False claimFalsified reports, “hot stamping” (stating product has met qualifications, yet it has not been tested or in fact failed to meet government specifications)Medicare & Medicaid (Arizona doctors, Columbia)Defense contracts (Goodrich case, Hercules example)Applies ONLY when federal government money is involvedFinancial incentives for the whistleblowerWhistleblower may receive between 14% and 25% of the amount of the amount recovered by the governmentRecovery amount:Triple the amount of the false claim, plus a penalty for of $5,000 to $10,000 per occurrence, plus everyone’s attorney’s
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