US contractor investigated for overcharging(Louis Berger Grp. managing over $1B in recons.contracts)

[maddezmom]

Source: WaPo

WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a U.S. contractor managing more than $1 billion in reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan overcharged the government.

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The revelation came in court filings related to a Louis Berger executive's federal lawsuit attempting to block efforts to keep his stock holdings in escrow while the investigations continue. Louis Berger, based in Morristown, N.J., is a major player in U.S.-funded reconstruction projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.




Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/14/AR2010081401856.html

[dipsydoodle]

1. Whoops

unrec'd by accident - sorry. :(

[mbperrin]

2. After they're proven guilty, they'll have to take home a note to mommy and

get it signed. AND they'll only have a few months to return the note!

Stern action soon!




















Yeah.