U.S. Settles Case Against Berger Group for $69M
Monday, Dec. 13th 2010 7:07 PM
Louis Berger Group has agreed to pay $69 million to settle civil charges by the Dept. of Justice that the company systematically inflated its overhead charges in cost-plus work for the federal government from 1999 to 2007.
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