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Eleanor Pringle

‘Doing the right thing’ earned this ex-Marine mom of three $40 million

Whistleblower Sarah Feinberg pictured in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Matt McClain—The Washington Post/Getty Images)

A U.S. Marine veteran has seen her former employer fork out more than $377 million after she took it to court, alleging the government contractor was misusing taxpayer funds to cover loss-making projects.

Booz Allen Hamilton has agreed to pay $377.45 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing international costs—such as contracts held in Saudi Arabia—to the American government, with which it holds contracts worth $6.5 billion a year.

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