By Denny Jacob

The Department of Justice on Thursday said Adobe Inc. agreed to pay $3 million to resolve kickback allegations involving federal software sales.

The DOJ said the payment was made to resolve False Claims Act allegations for payments that violated the Anti-Kickback Act in return for influence over the sale of its software to the federal government. It said the settlement resolves allegations that Adobe made improper payments to companies that had a contractual or other relationship with the government that allowed them to influence federal purchases of Adobe software.

The DOJ said Adobe allegedly paid the companies a percentage of the purchase price of the software between January 2011 and December 2020.

The DOJ said the settlement includes the resolution of claims brought under whistleblower provisions by former Adobe managers Alan Dowless, Barbara Evans, and Carrie Whalen.

"We've cooperated with the government since it began its investigation in 2018. We value our relationships with the U.S. government and U.S. government customers and are pleased to have this matter behind us," Adobe said in a statement.

Write to Denny Jacob at denny.jacob@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 13, 2023 18:27 ET (22:27 GMT)

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