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Company: North American Pipe Corporation
Current Parent Company: Westlake Chemical
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Penalty: $500,000
Year: 2000
Date: June 15, 2000
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: North American Pipe Corporation (NAPCO) agreed to settle allegations that the company supplied the government untested polyvinyl chloride pipe. NAPCO, a subsidiary of Westlake Chemical Company, agreed tol pay $500,000 to settle claims that the company sold the untested pipe to the Defense Department and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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