Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Current Parent Company:
Northrop Grumman
Penalty:
$62,000,000
Year:
2005
Date:
March 1, 2005
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
Northrop Grumman Corp. agreed to pay the United States $62 million to resolve allegations of overcharging the government by fraudulently accounting for materials purportedly used in multiple defense contracts and by fraudulently inflating the cost and misrepresenting the progress of a radar jamming device for the B-2 Stealth Bomber under an Air Force contract.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
U.S. Attorney-Northern District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Virginia
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
aerospace and military contracting
Specific Industry of Parent:
aerospace & military contracting
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
