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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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Rivera Martinez et al. v. GEO Group (Use of Excessive Force at Adelanto ICE Processing Center)
Eight Central American asylum-seekers alleged they were pepper-sprayed, physically abused, and held in solitary confinement at the Adelanto, California, ICE Processing Center as punishment for engaging in a hunger strike in June 2017. The plaintiffs sued GEO Group, which operates the facility, and several employees alleging battery, assault, negligent hiring, training and supervision, and violation of constitutional rights. In January 2020, the lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount.
- Misconduct Type
- Human Rights
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- Homeland Security
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 1/30/2020
| Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
| Total |
|
| GEO Group |
Undisclosed
|
