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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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Establishing a Flight Route to Benefit a Public Official (SEC Investigation)
United Continental Holdings, the parent company of United Airlines, paid $2.4 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges involving United’s reinstating a nonstop flight between Newark, New Jersey, and Columbia, South Carolina, in 2011 at the behest of David Samson, the then-chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. According to the SEC, United circumvented its standard process for initiating new routes, and no corporate record at United accurately and fairly reflected the authorization to approve the route, which ultimately lost approximately $945,000.
- Misconduct Type
- Securities
- Enforcement Agency
- SEC
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Administrative
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Order
- 12/2/2016