Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
AT&T Communications- East, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
AT&T
Penalty:
$2,900,000
Year:
2006
Date:
June 27, 2006
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense:
fraud
Violation Description:
AT&T Communications- East, Inc., a subsidiary of AT&T Corp., agreed to pay the United States $2.9 million to settle claims that it defrauded the General Services Administration (GSA) from 1998 to 2001.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Texas
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
telecommunications
Specific Industry of Parent:
telecommunications
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.