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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
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contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
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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