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Company: Cricket Communications Inc.
Current Parent Company: AT&T
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Penalty: $2,174,432
Year: 2014
Date: December 1, 2014
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Cricket Communications, Inc., a wireless telecommunications carrier based in San Diego, California, agreed to pay the government $2,174,432 to resolve allegations that it overcharged federal law enforcement agencies for the costs of carrying out court-ordered wiretaps and pen registers.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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