OTHER NEWS - April 23, 1993

GE Whistle-Blower Awarded $11.45 Million: A General Electric whistle-blower who sued his company for overcharging the United States for aircraft parts for Israel will get $11.45 million through a settlement with the U.S. government. Chester L. Walsh, represented by the Taxpayers Against Fraud, initially sued GE in 1990 under the False Claims Act, which enables whistle-blowers to share in recoveries from companies that defraud the government. The federal government joined in the litigation in 1991, and last year it entered an agreement with GE requiring the company to pay $59.5 million. In addition to that amount, U.S. District Judge Carl Rubin in Cincinnati also imposed a $9.5-million fine.