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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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U.S. ex rel. Wright v. Chevron (Underpayment of Natural Gas Royalties)
Shell Oil Company and other Shell affiliates agreed to pay the United States $2.2 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and Indian leases. The government alleged that Shell improperly deducted from royalty values the cost of boosting gas up to pipeline pressures, and improperly reported processed gas as unprocessed gas to reduce royalty payments.
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Interior
- Contracting Party
- Interior
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 5/10/2011
