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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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Inflated Shipping Costs to Military in Iraq and Afghanistan
Maersk Line Limited paid $31.9 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the United States in connection with contracts to transport cargo in shipping containers to support U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. The government alleged that Maersk, a wholly-owned American subsidiary of A.P. Moller Maersk, knowingly overcharged the Department of Defense by falsely inflating invoices.
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Defense – General
- Contracting Party
- Defense - Army
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 1/3/2012
