A Vermont construction contractor has agreed to pay $637,500 to settle federal False Claims Act charges regarding its work on bridge construction projects in that state, the U.S. Dept. of Justice says.
Under the settlement, which DOJ announced on Nov. 29, J.A. McDonald Inc., based in Lyndon Center, Vt., also agreed to several corporate actions, including establishing an ethics code and bringing on board an independent monitor of its federal-aid highway work.