Five years after being hired to reform the D.C. Public Schools food services program, former director-turned-whistleblower Jeffrey Mills is trying to recover what he claims is his lawful share of a multimillion dollar settlement resulting from his 2013 qui tam lawsuit against mega-vendor Chartwells-Compass Group LLC.
Mills brought evidence of vendor fraud to the attention of DCPS officials from 2010 through 2012; Chancellor Kaya Henderson fired him in 2013. He then filed a sealed complaint against Chartwells in D.C. Superior Court under the D.C. False Claims Act, and he provided a copy to the D.C. Office of the Attorney General.