Contractor settles $95M bill for overcharging government for food

Federal Times: A Kuwaiti contractor has agreed to pay $95 million to settle civil fraud claims that it allegedly overcharged the federal government to feed its troops.

Agility Public Warehousing Co., K.S.C., also agreed to forego $249 million in contract claims after a whistleblower lawsuit alleged that it and another Kuwaiti company — The Sultan Center Food Products Company, K.S.C. — overcharged the Department of Defense for locally-sourced fruits and vegetables and failed to apply discounts and rebates agreed upon in their contracts.

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