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Company: TracFone Wireless Inc.
Current Parent Company: Verizon Communications
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Penalty: $13,400,000
Year: 2022
Date: April 4, 2022
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: telecommunications violation
Violation Description: TracFone Wireless Inc. agreed to pay $13.4 million as part of a civil settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by signing up more than 175,000 ineligible customers in connection with the Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline Program.
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: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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