MIAMI, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Florida International University will pay $11.5 million to settle alleged overbilling in Energy Department contracts, the Justice Department said.
The contracts and grants dealt with testing and developing environmental technologies.
As part of the agreement, the department said, FIU also will forgo the submission of approximately $1.7 million in additional costs. The improper charging occurred during fiscal years 1995-2003 at FIU's Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technology.
The settlement resulted from an investigation by the department's Civil Division and the Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations, of the Department of Energy.
The investigation resulted from a series of audits conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit Services, the department said.
"This settlement demonstrates the Justice Department's efforts to ensure that the United States is not overbilled on federal contracts," said Peter Keisler, assistant attorney general and head of the Civil Division.
