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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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Menocal et al. v. The GEO Group (Unpaid Wages and Forced Labor at ICE Detention Facility)
Current and former detainees incarcerated at the GEO Group-managed Aurora Detention Facility in Colorado in 2013 and 2014 claim that GEO Group unlawfully used detainees to clean, maintain and operate the facility. The lawsuit claims the company paid detainees $1 per day or no wages at all for their labor, and under the threat of solitary confinement, in violation of Colorado and federal labor laws.
- Misconduct Type
- Human Rights
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- Homeland Security
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Pending
- Date of Complaint
- 10/22/2014
Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
Total |
|
GEO Group |
$0
|
Further Information |
Released |
Complaint |
10/22/2014 |