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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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February 1990 Tanker Accident off Southern California Coast
British Petroleum agreed to pay nearly $3.9 million in restoration and settlement costs for a February 1990 tanker accident that spilled 400,000 gallons of oil into southern California coastal waters. The settlement resolved all federal and state natural resources damages claims stemming from incident, when the BP tanker American Trader ran aground and spilled oil over 60 square miles of ocean, fouling wildlife and beaches between Seal Beach and Laguna Beach, California.
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- Multiple Agencies
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 2/7/1995
| Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
| Total |
|
| BP P.L.C. |
$3,894,247
|
