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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
W.W. Grainger Inc.
Current Parent Company: 
W.W. Grainger
Penalty: 
$6,000,000
Year: 
2008
Date: 
July 25, 2008
Offense Group: 
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: 
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: 

W.W. Grainger Inc. paid the United States $6 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims for facilities maintenance and related products.

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: 
Illinois
Ownership Structure of Parent: 
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: 
wholesalers
Specific Industry of Parent: 
wholesalers-industrial equipment
Source of Data: 

https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2008/July/08-civ-653.html (archived copy)

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Parent company note: 
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.