United States’ Notice of Intervention in Part for Purposes of Settlement — No. 1:24-cv-849 (Dkt. 11, E.D. Va.)
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In this notice dated February 5, 2025 in the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, No. 1:24-cv-849, filed under seal and ex parte, the United States advises the Court of its decision to intervene in part, for purposes of settlement, in the False Claims Act case brought by Relator The Tarbell Group, LLC, as to Defendants Cheers, Employee Activity Association, Inc. (EAA) and National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA). The notice says the parties have reached separate settlements and that the United States and Relator are filing a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal as to those defendants. The United States asks the Court to unseal the complaints, this notice and later filings while keeping other filings under seal, and says it is continuing its investigation of the remaining defendants.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT j ^
FORTHE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA exrel. )
THE TARBELL GROUP, LLC, )
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Plaintiffs, ) No. 1:24-cv-849-LMB
) FILED UNDER SEAL
V. ) Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2)
. )
CHEERS, et al. ) FILED EX PARTE
)
Defendants. )
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UNITED STATES’ NOTICE OF INTERVENTION IN PART FOR PURPOSES OF
SETTLEMENT AS TO DEFENDANTS CHEERS, EMPLOYEE ACTIVITY ASSOCIATION,
INC., and NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND
ADVISORS and REQUEST TO UNSEAL
The United States, Relator The Tarbell Group, LLC (“Relator), and. Defendants Cheers,
Employee Activity Association, Inc. (EAA), and National Association of Telecommunications
Officers and Advisors (NATOA) (“Defendants”) have reached separate settlements. In light of
these settlement agreements, pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3730(b)(2) and (4),
the United States respectfully advises the Court of its decision to intervene in this action in part
for the purposes of settlement as to Defendants Cheers, EAA, and NATOA.
At the time of filing this Notice of Intervention, the United States and Relator are filing a
Joint Stipulation of Dismissal as to Defendants Cheers, EAA, and NATOA.
Finally, the United States hereby requests that the Court unseal the Relator’s Complaint,
the Relator’s Amended Complaints, this Notice of Intervention, and all subsequent filings
following this Notice of Intervention. The United States respectfully requests that all other
filings in this matter remain under seal-and not be made public because in discussing the content
and extent of the United States' investigation, such papers are provided by law to the Court alone
for the sole purpose of evaluating whether the seal and time for making an election to intervene
should be extended. The United States is continuing its investigation as to the remaining
defendants named in the Relator’ Amended qui tarn Complaint.
A Proposed Order accompanies this filing.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: February 5, 2025
ERIK S.^IEBERT
Uni ed St^es Attorney
By:
GM
Assisjam U.S. Attorney
CounsW for the United States
2100 Jamieson Avenue .
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Tel: (571)217G540
Fax: (703)299-3983
Email: Gina.Kim@usdoj .gov
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 5 day of February 2025, I emailed a copy of the United
States’ NOTICE OF INTERVENTION IN PART FOR PURI^OSES OF SETTLEMENT AS TO
DEFENDANTS CHEERS, EMPLOYEE ACTIVITY ASSOCIATION, INC., and NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND ADVISORS and REQUEST
TO UNSEAL to:
Bruce Ellis Fein /
Counsel for Relator The Tarbell Group,
bruce@newdream.net /
Assist^tHTS. Attorney
Counsel for the United States
2100 Jamieson Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Tel: (571)217-3540
Fax: (703)299-3983
Email: Gina.Kim@usdoj.gov
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