Settle False Claims Act, Falsely Reporting Delivery Times, Mail Carried Internationally Tuesday — Sky Lease I Inc. Agrees to Pay $1,030,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Falsely Reporting Delivery Times of U.S. Mail Carried Internationally | United States Justice Department.
mail to foreign posts,” said Executive Special Agent in Charge Ken Cleevely of the USPS, Office of Inspector General (OIG). The settlement resolves allegations that scans submitted by Sky Lease falsely reported the time that it transferred possession of the mail.The resolution obtained in this matter was the result of a coordinated effort between the Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section, with substantial assistance from the USPS Office of the Inspector General and the USPS Office of General Counsel.The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only and there has been
no determination of liability. announcement Sky Lease I Inc. Agrees to Pay $1,030,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Falsely Reporting Delivery Times of U.S. Mail Carried Internationally Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs The Justice Department announced today that Sky Lease I Inc. (Sky Lease) has paid $1,030,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it falsely reported information about the transfer of U.S. mail to foreign posts or other intended recipients under contracts with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
Sky Lease is an air cargo delivery company with headquarters in Miami, Florida.“The Justice Department is committed to ensuring that government contractors provide the services they have contracted to provide,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “When contractors knowingly fail to provide services for which they have been paid, the Justice Department will pursue appropriate remedies to redress the violations and deter future ones.”“The USPS contracts with commercial airlines for the safeguarding and timely delivery of U.S. “The OIG supports the Postal Service by aggressively investigating allegations of contractual