Patricia Sparks, a former Fluor Hanford, Inc. employee, agreed to pay the federal government $5,500 after being accused of accepting kickbacks. Sparks, a purchaser for Fluor Hanford under a contract to operate and manage the Department of Energy’s Hanford Nuclear Site, was accused of accepting gifts from an area vendor named Shane Fast, owner of former Hanford subcontractor Fast Pipe and Supply Co, Inc., in exchange for favorable treatment. The gifts included a $100 gift card to Outback Steakhouse and tickets to a Seattle Mariners baseball game. See related Fluor instances, “U.S. v. Hay, et al. (Hanford P-Card Fraud”, “Hanford P-Card False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act Liability,” “Hanford P-Card Fraud,” “Timothy Hendricks (Hanford P-Card Fraud),” and “Alicia Woodrich (Hanford P-Card Fraud)”.