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KBR

Overcharging the Government

Date: 02/08/2002 (Date of Settlement)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Defense – Army

Contracting Party: Defense - Army

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $2,000,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: “Brown & Root Services, now operating as Kellogg Brown & Root, has been a defendant in civil litigation pending in federal court in Sacramento, California. The lawsuit alleges that Brown & Root Services violated provisions of the False Claims Act while performing work for the United States Army at Fort Ord in California. This lawsuit was filed by a former employee in 1997. On February 8, 2002, this lawsuit and a related grand jury investigation were settled. Kellogg Brown & Root made a $2 million payment to the United States government and paid the former employee’s legal expenses. Kellogg Brown & Root denied wrongdoing and did not admit liability. The United States agreed to suspend further investigation and forgo any further sanctions with regard to the Ft. Ord contract. Kellogg Brown & Root’s ability to perform further work for the United States government has not been impaired.”