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Company: Ford Motor Company
Current Parent Company: Ford Motor
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Penalty: $365,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: March 11, 2024
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Ford Motor Company agreed to pay the United States $365 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Tariff Act of 1930 by misclassifying and understating the value of hundreds of thousands of its Transit Connect vehicles.
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: Michigan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
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