http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/03/whistleblower-v/
A Fromer Technician of Hart InterCivic, William Singer, filed a lawsuit against Hart claiming that the company lied about the reliablility of the Voting Machines it produced and sold to the Federal Government. Thw Whistleblower says that the company did so in order to obtain $4 billion in federal funds. The suit was filed on the government's behalf, but it remained sealed until March 2008, when the U.S Attorney's office decided not to join Singer. Singer continues without the government's help, and if he is successful, he will obtain a portion of the funds that Hart will be forced to return. Among the claims Singer makes, he says that Hart didn’t completely alpha test its software and didn’t beta test its software at all, and Hart also created a fake certification report because the machines couldn't pass the standard requirements test. Also, special machines designed for disabled voters "were prone to lose votes due to system design flaws that were well known within Hart. Pete Lichenheld, Hart InterCivic spokesman says none of Singer's claims are true and points out that the government not joining him in the lawsuit is a sign of how little faith they have in the lawsuit. Singer does, however, press on.
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