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L-3 Communications

Fraudulent Overbilling on IT Support Services Contracts

Date: 04/08/2009 (Date of Settlement)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Multiple Agencies

Contracting Party: Defense - Army

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $1,933,080

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: L-3 Government Services, Inc., agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle False Claims Act and Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act allegations of fraudulent overbilling on information technology support services contracts. An investigation found that L-3 employees were routinely entering nine hours on their time sheets when in fact they only worked eight.