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Company: L-3 Vertex Aerospace
Current Parent Company: L3Harris Technologies
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Penalty: $4,000,000
Year: 2008
Date: December 8, 2008
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:  L-3 Vertex Aerospace, a subsidiary of L-3 Communications Corp., paid the U.S. $4 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false and inflated claims to the Army for hours worked by the firm's employees on a contract supporting military operations by the United States in Iraq.
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: Florida
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: aerospace and military contracting
Specific Industry of Current Parent: aerospace & military contracting
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