Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
NCS Pearson Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Pearson
Penalty:
$5,600,000
Year:
2008
Date:
November 19, 2008
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
NCS Pearson Inc. agreed to pay $5.6 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with a contract to assist the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in deploying federal government security personnel at airports.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
information technology
Specific Industry of Parent:
information services; media
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.