Defense Contractor To Pay $1.1 Million
- October 01, 2012 by Qui Tam
- Federal False Claims Act
Applied Research Associates, a New Mexico-based defense contractor with offices in Vermont, will pay $1.1 million to settle billing fraud charges, according to federal prosecutors. The prosecutors learned of the issue after a company engineer filed a lawsuit last year under the False Claims Act. The employee reportedly will collect $220,000.
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