Defense Contractor Qui Tam and Military Qui Tam Litigation

Defense Contractor Qui Tam Success: Featured Settlement

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EX REL. PALLARES v. AMERICAN GROCERS INC., ET AL

Delma Pallares, who rejected offers to be put in the witness protection program, worked for American Grocers as a logistics manager and general merchandise manager from 1996 through 2003. She gained extensive knowledge of the daily operations of American Grocers, including how the food products were invoiced, valued, and weighed prior to shipping and, according to the complaint, how the company and its employees changed expiration dates and forged accompanying documentation. Ms. Pallares’s efforts in locating persuasive evidence led to this successful prosecution and enabled the U.S. government to intervene. Without her knowledge, the alleged schemes would have gone unnoticed and she and the U.S. government would not have received $13.2 million of the total settlement.

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