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French Concrete Contractor to Pay $3.9 Million FCA Penalty
On February 17, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a French company, COLAS Djibouti SARL, agreed to pay $3.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by selling substandard concrete used to construct US Navy airfields in the Republic of Djibouti. The settlement resolves allegations that the company, a subsidiary of the French civil engineering company Colas SA, provided contractually non-compliant concrete in conditions that had the potential to significantly impair the long-term durability of the concrete utilized on US military bases.
Former Subcontractor Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice Published: 20 February 2021 20 February 2021
Washington, DC - A former subcontractor for the U.S. Marines Corps was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for destroying records in connection with a federal investigation of bribery and procurement fraud at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (MCBCL), located in Jacksonville, North Carolina, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
The former subcontractor, William Thompson, 56, of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, previously pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice. According to documents filed with the Court, Thompson owned and operated C&D Painting and Construction, a construction company with its principal place of business in Sneads Ferry. Public Official 1 was a civilian employee of the U.S. Marine Corps who directed the procurement of information technology services and equipment t
What is one of the coolest places you have ever visited and what made your experience such a memorable one? Was it the culture that brought you in or the raving review of how good the food is?
Nevertheless we all have a story of the coolest place we have visited and some that we want to visit in the future. Thankfully, according to an article from Matador Network, Onslow County residents won t have to travel far to visit a place that made their cut as one of the coolest towns to visit in 2021.
Swansboro, The Friendly City by the Sea, is home to 3,217 people going based off of the 2019 United States Census Bureau. Its small but just like the slogan, many locals who call Swansboro home describe the experience as friendly . Those who grew up in the area either made a life here or came back and retired, making the community itself very tight nit.