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Company: Sherwin-Williams Company
Current Parent Company: Sherwin-Williams
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Penalty: $1,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: March 2, 2023
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: The Sherwin-Williams Company agreed to pay $1 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it participated in a scheme to defraud the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in connection with a contract to paint the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge in Philadelphia.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Pennsylvania
Facility City: Philadelphia
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: paints and coatings
Specific Industry of Current Parent: paints & coatings
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