By Jeff Dale2024-06-24T17:01:00
Two subsidiaries of aerospace giant Lockheed Martin agreed to pay $70 million to settle allegations levied by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of overcharging the Navy for aircraft parts.
Sikorsky Support Services and Derco Aerospace, which were acquired by Lockheed Martin from United Technologies Corp. in 2015, will pay nearly $36.5 million in restitution, the DOJ announced in a settlement agreement Friday.
The case resolved claims brought under the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act by Mary Patzer, a former Derco employee. She will receive nearly $14 million of the settlement total.
2025-02-10T19:41:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The Department of Justice announced it reached a settlement with Lockheed Martin stemming from allegations of “defective pricing on contracts for F-35 military aircraft.” The deal comes days after Attorney General Pam Bondi was confirmed by the Senate, which will shift the DOJ’s focus away from white-collar misconduct.
2024-11-13T18:21:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Paragon Systems, a Virginia-based security contractor, and a subsidiary will pay nearly $54 million to resolve allegations that its corporate executives–including its compliance manager–conspired to win Department of Homeland Security contracts by creating fraudulent small business front companies.
2024-08-27T21:40:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The U.S.-based subsidiary of Australian defense contractor Austal will pay $48.8 million in fines and restitution to settle allegations that it committed accounting and securities fraud, misled federal auditors, and violated the False Claims Act.
2025-08-28T18:44:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Trump administration has intensified its fight with California as the DOJ launched an investigation into whether the state’s environmental agency is violating federal law by pursuing racial equity.
2025-08-27T14:11:00Z By Adrianne Appel and Oscar Gonzalez
Synapse Financial Technologies, the troubled California fintech software provider, has agreed to let the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) eventually file a claim on its bankrupt estate.
2025-08-25T20:49:00Z By Adrianne Appel
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $330 million to settle allegations about its role in the massive, decades-long theft of Malaysian’s 1MDB state investment fund, the bank says. An estimated $4.5 billion was robbed from the 1MDB fund, from 2009-2014, in a scheme led by Malaysian financier, Jho Low, former ...
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