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Company: Progress Energy
Current Parent Company: Duke Energy
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Penalty: $43,100,000
Year: 2004
Date: July 1, 2004
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: The San Francisco Unified School District won a $43.1 million settlement in a lawsuit filed against a North Carolina company that was supposed to help the district save money on energy charges.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: San Francisco (CA) City Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: San Francisco
Facility City: San Francisco
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
Source of Data: SF schools win $43.1 settlement against energy company, Associated Press, July 1, 2004 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.