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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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Conflict of Interest Violations
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mark A. Boster paid $30,000 in a civil settlement to resolve allegations that he violated conflict of interest laws for federal employees (18 U.S.C. §207©). In April 1999, Boster called the Justice Department in regard to a matter involving his current employer, SAIC. Boster left the Justice Department in January 1999. Boster’s phone call was an apparent violation a law prohibiting certain senior officials from contacting the government on behalf of an employer within one year of leaving the government.
- Misconduct Type
- Ethics
- Enforcement Agency
- Justice
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement
- 8/30/2000
Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
Total |
|
SAIC |
$30,000
|