, ▁alleg ed ▁massive ▁over - b illing ▁on ▁two ▁contract s ▁with ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity ▁in ▁Ira q ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Judge ▁T . ▁S . ▁Ell is ▁III ▁ruled ▁that ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁false ▁claims ▁in ▁C uster ▁Batt les ' ▁contract s ▁with ▁the ▁C PA ▁were ▁action able ▁under ▁the ▁False ▁Cla ims ▁Act , ▁den ying ▁C uster ▁Batt les ' ▁law y ers ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁no ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁government . ▁The ▁Judge ▁also ▁ruled ▁that ▁money ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁the ▁Development ▁Fund s ▁for ▁Ira q ▁( D FI ) ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁pro sec uted ▁under ▁the ▁False ▁Cla ims ▁Act , ▁as ▁the ▁US ▁government ▁was ▁not ▁involved ▁in ▁admin ister ing ▁these ▁funds . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁j ury ▁found ▁C uster ▁Batt les ▁li able ▁for ▁the ▁submission ▁of ▁ 5 ▁false ▁claims , ▁each ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁US $ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁- 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁civil ▁fine , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 2 6 ▁false ▁statements ▁supporting ▁the ▁ 5 ▁false ▁claims . ▁However , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Judge ▁Ell is ▁over turn ed ▁the ▁ver dict ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁Judge ▁Ell is ' s ▁r uling ▁was , ▁in ▁turn , ▁revers