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Company: Verizon New England, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Verizon Communications
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $800,000
Year: 2011
Date: December 16, 2011
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Verizon agreed to pay more than $800,000 in interest, penalties and costs in settlement of allegations it overcharged numerous cities and towns for telephone services provided under a statewide contract. It had already refunded the $1.5 million alleged overcharged amount.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
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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