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Company: NCS Pearson Inc.
Current Parent Company: Pearson
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Penalty: $5,600,000
Year: 2008
Date: November 19, 2008
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: NCS Pearson Inc. agreed to pay $5.6 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with a contract to assist the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in deploying federal government security personnel at airports.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: information services; media
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