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Boeing Company

Uncertified Welders (False Claims Act)

Date: 04/04/2003 (Date of Settlement)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Defense – Army

Contracting Party: Defense - Army

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $492,164

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: Boeing paid $492,164 ($474,164 in price adjustments and $18,000 to the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund) to settle an alleged violation of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733, in which the company allegedly used uncertified welders for the construction of military aircraft parts at Boeing’s Ridley Park, Pennsylvania facility.