Massachusetts-based defense manufacturer Raytheon Technologies Corp. paid more than $515,000 in a civil settlement to the U.S. government for violating a deal to only use American-made products for contract work.
Raytheon last year underwent a $180-billion merger deal with the now-defunct United Technologies Corp. According to U.S. Attorney John Durham, UTC and subsidiary Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. violated the Buy American Act in government contracts between 2006 and 2015, when the companies allegedly sold the U.S. government various goods manufactured in Romania.
“The government contends that the certifications and invoices submitted to the government and to the third-party supplier were false claims for payment pursuant to the False Claims Act,” a statement from Durham’s office said.Â
The investigation into the matter was conducted by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, according to Durham’s office.
