November 25, 2015
Posted January 25, 2016
Defense contractor L-3 Communications Eotech, Inc., its parent company, L-3 Communications Corporation, and Eotech president Paul Mangano, agreed to pay $25.6 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act by selling defective holographic weapon sights to the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Defendants knew the sights failed to perform as represented in cold temperatures and humid environments, but delayed disclosure of these defects for years. DOJ (SDNY)
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