Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
WorldCom, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Verizon Communications
Penalty:
$27,670,000
Year:
2004
Date:
May 4, 2004
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
The Justice Department announced that the court presiding over WorldCom, Inc.'s bankruptcy petitions approved the company's agreement to pay the government $27 million to settle claims that it defrauded the General Services Administration from 1999 to the present. In addition, MCI was to pay $670,000 in credits to GSA.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
New York
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
telecommunications
Specific Industry of Parent:
telecommunications
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
