Software developer SAP SE, product reseller Carahsoft Technology Corp. and are being investigated by the department of Justice for potentially conspiring to overcharge government agencies over the course of a decade. SAP makes accounting, human resources, supply chain and other business software used across the globe .
Carahsoft, a software vendor whose offices in Virginia were raided on Tuesday by FBI agents and military investigators.
A lengthy civil probe has been focused on on possible rigging the market for the more than $2 billion worth of SAP technology that the US government has purchased since 2014, according to the court records. Carahsoft ranks 45th on Forbes’ list of the largest private companies in the US, with $11 billion in estimated revenue and more than 2,400 employees. It holds the second-highest value of contracts directly with the government, totaling $3.5 billion since the beginning of fiscal 2020, according to Bloomberg Government data. Only Dell Technologies Inc. has more revenue.
Jeff Newman JD MBA, represents whistleblowers nationwide relating to Medicare and Medicaid fraud, under the state and federal False Claims Act (Qui Tam) laws as well as whistleblowers in major claims under the SEC, CFTC and FINCEN whistleblower programs. He can be reached at Jeff@JeffNewmanLaw.com or at 617-823-3217
