August 7, 2018

International Marine and Industrial Applicators, LLC (IMIA) and Marine Equipment Supply, LLC (MES), two marine maintenance companies, have paid $2.8M to settle allegations that they improperly billed the Navy for rental equipment. Under the contract that the companies had with the Navy, they were not allowed to charge for rental equipment. The companies violated this provision when they charged over $1.4M for the rental of hull repair machinery. USAO Western District of Washington

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,