Contractor will pay $5M to settle fraud allegations at Hanford nuclear site • Washington State Standard

Contractor will pay $5M to settle fraud allegations at Hanford nuclear site • Washington State Standard

A view of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on June 30, 2005 near Richland, Washington. (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images)A Hanford contractor has agreed to pay roughly $5 million in a settlement over the company charging the U.S Department of Energy for hours not actually worked during the past 10 years. Hanford Mission Integration Solutions must pay the feds roughly $3.45 million — including $1.73 million in restitution to the Energy Departme…

Hanford Contractor Agrees to $5 Million Settlement Over False Billing

RICHLAND, WA – A Hanford contractor has agreed to pay roughly $5 million in a settlement over the company charging the U.S Department of Energy for hours not actually worked during the past 10 years. Hanford Mission Integration Solutions must pay the feds roughly $3.45 million — including $1.73 million in restitution to the Energy Department — while paying another almost $1.5 million to whistleblower Bradley Keever and his attorneys. The settlem…