Saratoga Tech Startup and CEO Settle for $630,000 over Federal Grant Violations

Saratoga tech startup and CEO settle for $630,000 over federal grant violations

SAN FRANCISCO, California — eBibelot, a Saratoga-based technology startup, and its CEO, Melody Fallah-Khair, have agreed to pay $630,000 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act. The allegations involve improper certification of compliance with a National Science Foundation…

Saratoga tech startup to pay $630K to feds | Los Gatan | Los Gatos, California

Technology startup eBibelot, based in Saratoga, and its CEO, Melody Fallah-Khair, have agreed to pay $630,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed they violated the False Claims Act by improperly certifying compliance with the terms of a National Science Foundation grant that restricted full-time outside employment. The settlement announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California concerns eBibelot’s 2019 applica…