% ▁for ▁overhead ▁and ▁profit . ▁During ▁signing , ▁the ▁$ 3 - mill ion ▁advance ▁paid ▁with ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Tre as ury ▁check ▁was ▁handed ▁over ; ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁approximately ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁was ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁C PA ▁to ▁C uster ▁Batt les . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁contract ▁time , ▁a ▁document ▁came ▁into ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁C PA ▁which ▁demonstrated ▁that ▁C uster ▁Batt les , ▁L LC ., ▁infl ated ▁the ▁in vo ices , ▁for ▁example , ▁it ▁charged ▁$ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁electric ▁gener ators ▁for ▁Bag hd ad ▁facility ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁acquired ▁for ▁$ 7 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁qui ▁tam ▁law suit ▁against ▁C uster ▁Batt les , ▁L LC . ▁was ▁file d ▁by ▁Robert ▁Is ak son ▁and ▁William ▁Bald win , ▁who ▁both ▁were ▁employees ▁of ▁D RC , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁C uster ▁Batt les ' ▁sub cont ractor . ▁It ▁was ▁un se aled ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁suit , ▁United ▁States ▁ex ▁rel . ▁D RC , ▁Inc . ▁v . ▁C uster ▁Batt les , ▁L LC , ▁ 4 7 2 ▁F . ▁Supp . ▁ 2 d ▁ 7 8 7 ▁( E . D . ▁Va . ▁ 2 0 0 7 ), ▁brought ▁under ▁the ▁False ▁Cla ims ▁Act