W.W. Grainger to Pay U.S. $70 Million for False Claims
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W.W. Grainger Inc., a hardware supply distributor, agreed to pay $70 million to resolve U.S. allegations it submitted false claims under contracts with the General Services Administration and the U.S. Postal Service.
The GSA discovered through an audit that Grainger hadn’t given accurate or complete information to government purchasers, causing the U.S. to pay excessive amounts for the company’s products, the Justice Department said today in an e-mailed statement.