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KBR

Barko v. Halliburton et al. (False Claims Act)

Date: 06/27/2005 (Date of Filing)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: Defense - Army

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $0

Disposition: Pending

Synopsis: Harry Arthur (“Hap”) Barko, Jr., a former contract administrator for KBR in Iraq, claims Halliburton/KBR and other LOGCAP III contractors inflated the costs of construction services on military bases in Iraq. Barko, who was stationed at Camp Al Asad, claims he discovered that KBR used a subcontract procedure which vastly inflated the costs of constructing laundry facilities and providing laundry services on at least three military bases.