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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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New Jersey MTBE Lawsuit
Valero Energy and several of its affiliates agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 2007 against nearly 50 companies alleging they were responsible for contaminating New Jersey’s waters with the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). DEP alleged that it had identified over 5,000 sites where MTBE had been detected and sought monetary damages as well as cleanup and removal costs.
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- State/Local
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 1/6/2014
