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Company: Phillips Petroleum Company
Current Parent Company: Phillips 66
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Penalty: $8,000,000
Year: 2001
Date: February 9, 2001
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: federal leasing royalty violation
Violation Description: Phillips Petroleum Company agreed to pay $8 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act that the company underpaid royalties due for oil produced on federal and Indian leases from January 1, 1988 to December 31, 1998.
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: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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