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Company: Hexcel Corporation
Current Parent Company: Hexcel
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $15,000,000
Year: 2007
Date: October 30, 2007
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Hexcel Corporation agreed to pay the United States $15 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act in connection with its role in the manufacture and sale of defective Zylon bullet-proof vests to federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Connecticut
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: composites
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