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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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Bond v. Jacobs Engineering (Improperly Charged Overhead Costs)
In 2000, Jacobs Engineering Group agreed to pay $35 million to settle allegations that it improperly charged overhead costs to various government contracts. The settlement resolved a qui tam action filed in 1997 by former employee Edwin Bond. In November 1999, a court determined that Jacobs had inflated lease payments under cost-plus contracts in violation of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Multiple Agencies
- Contracting Party
- Multiple Agencies
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Press Release
- 11/2/2000
