In a new development in the long story of a U.S. Dept. of Energy nuclear materials project that was terminated in 2018, the project’s prime contractor has agreed to pay the U.S. government $10 million to resolve charges of violating the False Claims Act, the Dept. of Justice says.
In announcing the agreement with South Carolina-based MOX Services LLC on March 7, DOJ said that the company knowingly submitted to DOE “false and fraudulent invoices for non-existent materials” and also took kickbacks from a subcontractor.