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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Overbilling on Helicopter Maintenance Contract in Iraq
L-3 Vertex Aerospace, a subsidiary of L-3 Communications Corp., paid $4 million to settle allegations that it submitted false and inflated claims to the Army for work on a contract to provide helicopter maintenance services in Iraq. The settlement resolves a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that L-3 Vertex submitted false time records and inflated claims for hours worked by employees at Camp Taji, Iraq from March 2004 through August 2005.
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Multiple Agencies
- Contracting Party
- Defense - Army
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 12/8/2008
