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Company: General Electric
Current Parent Company: General Electric
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $11,500,000
Year: 2006
Date: July 21, 2006
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: General Electric Co. and two of its subcontractors paid the United States $11.5 million to settle a lawsuit that alleges that GE sold defective blades for engines in U.S. military airplanes and helicopters.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Kentucky
Facility City: Madisonville
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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