Maersk To Pay US $31.9 Million To Settle Suit Related to Overcharging the Military

So. . .  one of the world's largest global seaborne carriers overcharged the US government for the transportation of containers for the military.  This case demonstrates the importance of comprehenisve contractual oversight, and given the $3.1 million paid to an insider whistleblower, once again illustrates how whistleblower protection SAVES all of us money. (Oh. . . is that a governmental regulation that is actually a good thing?)


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Maersk To Pay US $31.9 Million To Settle Suit
Author: H. Butler
JOC Sailings
http://www.jocsailings.com/MaritimeNews/NewsArticleDetail/tabid/74/ArticleId/11606/Maersk-To-Pay-US-31-9-Million-To-Settle-Suit.aspx (accessed 01-04-12)