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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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Corpus Christi Oil Spill
Valero Refining-Texas, L.P. agreed to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act for a spill of 3,400 barrels (142,800 gallons) of oil from its Corpus Christ, Texas refinery into the Corpus Christi Ship Channel on June 1, 2006. Valero will pay a $1.65 million civil penalty and construct a boat ramp that will aid emergency response efforts in the spill area, a project that will cost approximately $300,000. The penalty will be deposited in the federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which is used to pay for federal cleanups of oil spills.
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- EPA
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of Announcement
- 6/10/2008