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United States of America, et al v. Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc, et al
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April 13, 2017
Judge Pares KBR Kickback Judgment After 5th Circ. Ruling
A Texas federal judge has reduced the initial government kickback judgment she ordered against KBR, following a Fifth Circuit opinion finding only one of two employees had the authority to act on the company's behalf when taking alleged bribes from a U.S. Army subcontractor.
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December 04, 2015
KBR Wants 5th Circ. To Nix $108K Kickbacks Judgment
KBR Inc. gave notice in Texas federal court Thursday that it would ask the Fifth Circuit to toss a $108,000 civil penalty for bribes that two of its employees allegedly took from a subcontractor who was seeking favorable treatment on a military logistics contract for Iraq and Afghanistan.
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October 16, 2015
KBR Ordered To Pay $108K Over Kickbacks To Employees
A Texas federal judge hit KBR Inc. with a $108,000 civil penalty Thursday after finding the contracting giant liable for thousands of dollars worth of bribes two of its employees allegedly took from a subcontractor seeking favorable treatment on a military logistics contract for Iraq and Afghanistan.
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June 26, 2015
KBR Ordered To Spill Investigation Docs At Heart Of FCA Case
KBR Inc. took a hit in an ongoing False Claims Act suit from the federal government Thursday when a Texas federal judge ordered the company to hand over an internal investigation report on alleged kickbacks at the center of the case on the grounds it had waived attorney-client privilege of the document.
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June 25, 2015
Feds Say KBR Waived Privilege For Investigation Docs
The United States blasted Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. for hiding behind attorney-client privilege after using an internal investigation as a defense during a False Claims Act bench trial, according to a midtrial motion Thursday in a Texas federal court.
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June 18, 2015
KBR Says Kickback Claims Too Old To Prosecute In FCA Suit
Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. asked a Texas federal judge Wednesday to toss kickback claims in a bribery case against it, saying the claims passed their six-year statute of limitations and could not be revised after the government dismissed False Claims Act allegations.
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June 10, 2015
Grand Jury Testimony Disallowed In KBR Bribery Case
Federal prosecutors won't be able to introduce recently acquired grand jury testimony in a bribery case against KBR Inc., a Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday, agreeing with the contracting giant that the government should have provided the testimony during discovery.
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June 03, 2015
KBR Wants US Sanctioned For Testimony Use In Bribery Case
KBR Inc. asked a Texas federal judge on Tuesday to sanction the U.S. government for allegedly trying to sneak in the use of grand jury testimony in a suit accusing the defense giant of taking dozens of kickbacks for subcontracts in Iraq.
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April 14, 2015
KBR Worker's Bribery Plea Doesn't Prove Liability, Judge Says
A Texas federal judge allowed KBR Inc.'s defense in an Anti-Kickback Act case to proceed Monday, saying an employee's guilty plea to taking bribes from a subcontractor in a related case did not prove the defense giant was liable.
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February 03, 2015
KBR Says It's Not Liable For Worker's Actions In Kickback Suit
Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. on Monday said the U.S. government adopted an untenable position in claiming a former employee's apparent authority in accepting illegal gratuities shows the contractor knowingly violated the Anti-Kickback Act.