OIG in the News

This press release announces that The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, and the Procurement Collusion Strike Force hosted a summit where procurement officials and law enforcement partners from across Southern California convened to discuss emerging threats and raise awareness.

This press release announces that the Pavion Company has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle civil fraud allegations that it and its subsidiaries improperly obtained government contracts that were set-aside for small businesses that they were ineligible to receive.

This press release announces that on December 6, 2023, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned two separate indictments charging three individuals for violations of the Clean Water Act. The charges relate to the illegal construction and deposit of material into the wetlands and waters of the United States in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

This press release announces that the United States Attorney’s Offices for the District of Rhode Island and the Southern District of Texas have resolved a civil investigation into a global professional services firm that will result in a recovery of over $465,000.

This press release announces the resolution of allegations that Sun Valley CARE Development, Inc., violated the False Claims Act by submitting false information to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) in connection with an EDA grant.

This press release announces the U.S. Department of Justice’s filing of a proposed amended complaint and consent decree in the District of Maryland with George’s Inc. and George’s Foods LLC (George’s) that would resolve claims that George’s conspired with other poultry processors for years to suppress workers’ wages by exchanging compensation information.

This press release announces that a federal grand jury returned indictments charging two individuals with violations of the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act related to the illegal construction and deposit of material into the wetlands and waters in the area of the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Las Mareas community of Salinas, Puerto Rico.

This press release announces that Honeywell International Inc. has agreed to pay $3.35 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by selling defective material for bulletproof vests used by law enforcement officers.

This press release announces that James Tassin of Harvey, LA, was sentenced to 2 years’ probation on September 8, 2022, for violating the Clean Water Act in connection with a September 2016 oil spill that occurred when he was a subcontractor on a NOAA wetland restoration project.

This press release announces that a Texas company was ordered to pay a $1 million fine in connection with an oil spill. Commerce OIG participated in the investigation leading to the sentencing.