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Royal Dutch Shell PLC
U.S. ex rel. Johnson v. Shell (Underpayment of Oil Royalties)
Date: 01/23/2001 (Date of Announcement)
Misconduct Type: Cost/Labor Mischarge
Enforcement Agency: Interior
Contracting Party: Interior
Court Type: Civil
Amount: $110,000,000
Disposition: Settlement
Synopsis: Shell Oil Company agreed to pay $110 million to resolve False Claims Act and administrative claims that it underpaid royalties due for oil produced on federal leases from 1980 to December 31, 1998.
