Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Sprint Communications Inc.
Current Parent Company:
T-Mobile US
Penalty:
$15,500,000
Year:
2015
Date:
April 9, 2015
Offense Group:
competition-related offenses
Primary Offense:
fraud
Violation Description:
Sprint Communications, Inc., formerly Sprint Nextel Corporation, agreed to pay the government $15.5 million to resolve allegations it defrauded federal law enforcement agencies when recovering its costs of carrying out court-ordered wiretaps, pen registers, and trap devices.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
U.S. Attorney-Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Washington
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
telecommunications
Specific Industry of Parent:
telecommunications
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Parent company note:
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