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Company: Hewlett-Packard Co.
Current Parent Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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Penalty: $32,500,000
Year: 2014
Date: August 1, 2014
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Federal Contractor Abuses
Violation Description: Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to pay $32.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it overcharged the U.S. Postal Service for products between October 2001 and December 2010.
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: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: information technology
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