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Company: HD Supply Waterworks
Current Parent Company: Home Depot
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Penalty: $4,945,000
Year: 2015
Date: August 12, 2015
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: HD Supply Waterworks--the nation's largest supplier of water, sewer, fire protection and storm drain products--agreed to pay the United States $4,945,000 under the False Claims Act to resolve allegations that it participated in a scheme designed to take advantage of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program in order to obtain subcontracts on federally-funded projects.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-Northern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-home improvement
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