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Boeing Company

Oberman v. McDonnell Douglas (C-17 overcharge)

Date: 11/19/1997 (Date of Settlement)

Misconduct Type: Cost/Labor Mischarge

Enforcement Agency: Defense – Air Force

Contracting Party: Defense - Air Force

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $2,000,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, paid the United States $2 million to settle allegations it overcharged the government to repair equipment the company used to manufacture C-17 aircraft, which is an Air Force cargo plane, in violation of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733.