Public College and Former Professor Pay $575K to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit over Misuse of Federal Grant Funding for Vacations, Bonuses, Outside Research

New York City public university Hunter College and the former director of its HIV studies center have agreed to pay a combined $575,000 to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly misusing National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funding while falsely certifying their compliance with federal requirements.