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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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Unlawfully Obtained Proprietary Information
In June 2007, it was reported that Verizon South Africa paid an undisclosed sum to Internet Solutions, a subsidiary of IT company Dimension Data (Didata) to settle a case in which Verizon was accused of abetting the theft of sensitive and confidential Internet Solutions documents. Although the settlement is confidential, Verizon reportedly paid Internet Solutions less than R10 million (US$1.4 million).
- Misconduct Type
- Intellectual Property
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement
- 6/14/2007
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