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WASHINGTON, DC—A False Claims Act lawsuit has been filed by the federal government against a Government Printing Office (GPO) contractor who allegedly charged nearly $500,000 for work it subcontracted out for $61,000. According to the Washington Times, the suit also claims Controlled Quality of Bethesda, MD, submitted dozens of false invoices under its GPO contract serving the Internal Revenue Service beginning in 2001. The government’s suit is seeking more than $1.5 million from Controlled Quality for “materially false and fraudulent claims,” the paper reported. The lawsuit states Controlled Quality promised not to farm out a majority of the work, but actually subcontracted another printer to do

BY ERIK CAGLE Defining moments have a way of defining people. The choices made in life can go a long way toward painting a self-portrayal. When he first stepped foot into this country in 1948, it was clear to Frank Stillo that he was going to have more than his share of disadvantages and challenges. It is not only the way he brilliantly responded to the tasks, it is the manner in which he has flourished that has earned Stillo election into the Printing Impressions/RIT Printing Industry Hall of Fame's Class of 2000. Stillo is chairman and CEO of Sandy Alexander, a Clifton, NJ-based