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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Washington Gas Energy Systems
Current Parent Company: AltaGas
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Penalty: $2,500,000
Year: 2014
Date: November 19, 2014
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: fraud
Violation Description: Washington Gas Energy Systems (WGESystems) has agreed to pay more than $2.5 million in fines and monetary penalties for conspiring to commit fraud on the United States by illegally obtaining contracts that were meant for small, disadvantaged businesses.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Antitrust Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: deferred prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Canada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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