March 1, 2016
Posted March 7, 2016
Connecticut-based construction company URS Corporation agreed to pay $580,000 to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the government on a bridge reconstruction project funded by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). It allegedly did so by charging the maximum labor rates listed on the contract rather than the actual labor rates. DOJ (CT)
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