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Company: YRC Freight Inc.
Current Parent Company: Yellow Corporation
Penalty: $6,850,000
Year: 2022
Date: March 14, 2022
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: YRC Freight Inc., Roadway Express Inc. and Yellow Transportation Inc. agreed to pay approximately $6.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that they knowingly presented false claims to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) by systematically overcharging for freight carrier services and making false statements to hide their misconduct.
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: Tennessee
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Current Parent: trucking services
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.