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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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Gomez v. GEO Group (Wrongful Death)
The parents of Albert Gomez, Jr., who died at the Central Texas Detention Facility in May 2010 from a heroin overdose, sued jail operator The GEO Group. The plaintiffs claim guards smuggled the drugs in and provided them to Gomez. They accuse GEO of not properly training guards to handle detainees with drug addictions and allowing guards to participate in the illegal sale of drugs to detainees.
- Misconduct Type
- Human Rights
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- Multiple Agencies
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Pending
- Date of Complaint
- 2/9/2011
| Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
| Total |
|
| GEO Group |
$0
|
| Further Information |
Released |
| Complaint |
2/9/2011 |
