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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 (Non-Prosecution Agreement)
United Continental Holdings, the parent company of United Airlines, entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office as part of a case in which David Samson, the former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, pleaded guilty to bribery for pressuring United to reinstate a non-stop flight route between Newark, New Jersey, and Columbia, South Carolina, for his personal benefit. United paid a $2.25 million penalty and agreed to cooperate with and report periodically to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for two years.
- Misconduct Type
- Ethics
- Enforcement Agency
- Justice
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Criminal
- Disposition
- Non-Prosecution Agreement
- Date of Non-Prosecution Agreement
- 7/11/2016