Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Washington Gas Energy Systems
Current Parent Company:
AltaGas
Penalty:
$2,500,000
Year:
2014
Date:
November 19, 2014
Primary Offense:
fraud
Violation Description:
Washington Gas Energy Systems (WGESystems) has agreed to pay more than $2.5 million in fines and monetary penalties for conspiring to commit fraud on the United States by illegally obtaining contracts that were meant for small, disadvantaged businesses.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Antitrust Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
criminal
Prosecution Agreement:
deferred prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Parent:
Canada
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Parent:
utilities
Source of Data:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/washington-gas-energy-systems-agrees-pay-25-million-fines-and-penalties-conspiring-obtain (archived copy)
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
