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L-3 Unit To Pay Justice Department $1.9 Million To Settle Civil Claim

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

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L-3 Unit To Pay Justice Department $1.9 Million To Settle Civil Claim

The Department of Justice yesterday said that CyTerra Corp., which is a business unit of L-3 Communications [LLL], has agreed to pay $1.9 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations stemming from the company’s failure to provide accurate cost and pricing data to the Army related to purchases of mine detectors. AN/PSS-14 mine detector. Photo: L-3 Communications The Justice Department said that the Army awarded CyTerra a production contract in 2003 for AN/PSS-14 handheld mine detectors. The contract was modified several…

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