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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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United States ex rel. Beattie, et al. v COMSAT (Alleged Contract Fraud)
“ElectroMechanical Systems, Inc., along with its current and former corporate parents – COMSAT Corporation, CRSI, Inc. and Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, LLC – have agreed to pay the United States $1 million to settle allegations related to contract fraud…. ElectroMechanical already paid $7.5 million in criminal restitution in connection with the allegations that it lied about its costs when negotiating contracts for the repair and restoration of radar pedestals installed on U.S. warships….[ElectroMechanical] directed its employees to record time spent on other tasks to labor hour accounts assigned to Navy restoration contracts and destroyed records in order to mislead government auditors.”
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Defense – Navy
- Contracting Party
- Defense - Navy
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement
- 8/27/2001