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Sprint accused of overcharging US for spying assistance |
March 04, 2014
Sprint has been sued in a federal court for allegedly overcharging federal law enforcement agencies for surveillance related services by over 50 percent.In a complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco division, the U.S. government has charged that Sprint included in its claims to law enforcement agencies unauthorized costs for assistance in carrying out court-ordered wiretaps and other electronic intercepts.Sprint inflated its charges by approximately 58 percent, according to the complaint. As a result, the U.S. paid over US$21 million in “unallowable costs” from Jan. 1, 2007 to July 31, 2010, it said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2104120/sprint-accused-of-overcharging-us-for-spying-assistance.html#tk.rss_all
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