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Civil Litigation,
Government,
Environmental & Energy

Aug. 21, 2019

Navy knew of fraudulent toxic cleanup work and kept paying, Tetra Tech lawyer claims

The Navy contractor accused of widespread fraud in the cleanup of a toxic San Francisco shipyard argued it could not have defrauded the government because the Navy already investigated and moved on from the allegations, according to court filings.

The Navy contractor accused of widespread fraud in the cleanup of a toxic San Francisco shipyard argued it could not have defrauded the government because the Navy already investigated and moved on from the allegations, according to court filings.

In a bid to dismiss a federal prosecutors' whistleblower lawsuit, attorneys representing Tetra Tech EC said the Navy was aware of the fraudulent activity but continued to pay the company ...

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