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December 19, 2014

Iron Mountain Companies Agree to Pay $44 Million to Settle Claims of False Billing for Storing Government Documents and Data

WASHINGTON – Iron Mountain Incorporated and Iron Mountain Information Management LLC have agreed to pay $44.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that Iron Mountain overcharged federal agencies for record-storage services under General Services Administration contracts, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today.

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December 4, 2014

DHS Technologies Agrees to Pay $1.9 Million to Settle Federal False Claims Act Allegations

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that DHS Technologies LLC and its subsidiary, DHS Systems LLC (collectively “DHS”), have agreed to pay $1.9 million, plus interest, to the United States to resolve allegations that DHS violated the False Claims Act by failing to disclose to the General Services Administration (“GSA”) that it offered greater discounts to a private company for the same items during the negotiation for the re-award of a government contract.

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November 19, 2014

Washington Gas Energy Systems Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million in Fines and Penalties for Conspiring to Illegally Obtain Federal Contracts

Washington Gas Energy Systems (WGESystems) has agreed to pay more than $2.5 million in fines and monetary penalties for conspiring to commit fraud on the United States by illegally obtaining contracts that were meant for small, disadvantaged businesses.

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October 21, 2014

GSA OIG Employees Recognized at 2014 IG Awards Ceremony

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October 3, 2014

GSA Reclaims Five New Deal Era Murals from Eureka, California

The General Services Administration (GSA) recently reclaimed five New Deal era Thomas Laman-Hardy murals that had been commissioned by the Treasury Relief Arts Project (TRAP) for the Eureka Federal

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September 25, 2014

Former Top GSA Official Indicted for Fraud

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Jeffrey Neely, a former high-ranking official with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), today on charges that he submitted fraudulent reimbursement claims and made false statements, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and GSA Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge David House.

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September 24, 2014

GSA Locates New Deal Era Artwork in Portland

The General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Fine Arts Program (FAP) recently recovered 48 pieces of New Deal era artwork in Portland, Oregon.

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September 18, 2014

New Deal Art Recovery Program Featured on NBC Washington News

More information about the OIG' s New Deal era art recovery program can be found here.

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September 12, 2014

GSA Recovers Works Progress Administration Oil Painting

The General Services Administration Office (GSA) of Inspector General (OIG) and Fine Arts Program (FAP) recently recovered a 1939 Works Progress Administration oil painting, “Snow Covered Marsh” by

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September 11, 2014

Former Federal Employee Who Stole Government Property for Home Improvement Projects is Sentenced

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VENITA GODFREY-SCOTT, 48, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to four years of probation, the first six months of which GODFREY-SCOTT must spend in home confinement with electronic monitoring, for stealing government property that she used for various home improvement projects. GODFREY-SCOTT was also ordered to perform 120 hours of community service and to pay restitution in the amount of $15,000.

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