1. Hanford Contractor Settles $5M Fraud Case: Workers Paid to Nap, Watch TV on Taxpayer Dime
A contractor operating at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations of systemic fraud against the U.S. government. The claims, brought forward by a whistleblower, detailed that the contractor fraudulently billed taxpayers for hours and entire workdays during which...