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Delta Settles $8.1M Lawsuit Alleging Misuse Of Pandemic Funds: DOJ
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, JUL 15 – Delta settled allegations of exceeding executive pay caps under the Payroll Support Program, paying $8.1 million without admitting wrongdoing; whistleblower to receive $825,000, DOJ said.
- On Tuesday, Delta Air Lines agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act under a COVID relief program in Atlanta.
- The Payroll Support Program was created by Congress in March 2020 under the CARES Act, with an executive compensation cap of $425,000 per year and applied from March 2020 to April 2023.
- The case stemmed from a whistleblower complaint by H. Remidez LLC under the False Claims Act and the whistleblower will receive $825,000 plus attorneys’ fees.
- No court finding of liability accompanied the settlement with Delta Air Lines, which has not admitted any wrongdoing, according to the DOJ.
- Amid ongoing oversight of pandemic relief, enforcement efforts will intensify under DOJ guidance, adding pressure to ensure compliance and hold companies accountable.
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Delta Air Lines to pay $8.1 million over alleged pandemic relief violations
Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle allegations that it violated federal rules tied to COVID-19 relief funding by giving excessive pay to some top employees, according to the U.S. Justice Department. The settlement stems from Delta’s participation in the Payroll Support Program (PSP), a program established by Congress in March 2020 under the CARES Act to provide financial support to airlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. In …
Delta Airlines settles for $8.1M in pandemic funds case
ATLANTA (WKBN) -- Delta Airlines has settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice over pandemic relief funds provided to the airline through the Payroll Support Program (PSP). To receive PSP money during the pandemic, companies had to impose caps on high-paid executives -- those earning more than $425,000 in 2019. The United States alleges that Delta violated these caps and then falsely certified that it had abided by them. Delta receiv…
Gwinnett Daily Post
Delta repays government to settle claims it misused COVID relief funds
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines has paid the federal government $8.1 million to settle claims that it misused a portion of the $11.9 billion in taxpayer dollars it received as emergency aid during the pandemic, according to the Justice Department.
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