Army investigates defense contractor payments

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Army investigates defense contractor payments
By Richard Lardner - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Oct 10, 2008 12:38:12 EDT

WASHINGTON — Army criminal investigators are examining whether Combat Support Associates, a defense contractor that has earned more than $2 billion so far supporting U.S. troops in Iraq, overcharged the government. The company said it is cooperating in the case.

Combat Support Associates, based in Orange, Calif., performs vehicle maintenance, computer repairs and security work at Camp Doha, Camp Arifjan and other Army sites in Kuwait. Federal agents searched the company’s offices in Kuwait in August.

Gary Lewi, a spokesman for Combat Support Associates, said the company provided the agents with documents. He would not provide details because the inquiry is ongoing.

“CSA has acted in accordance with its contract, and no allegations have been conveyed by investigators,” Lewi said in a statement.

It’s not clear how much the company may have overcharged the government or for how long. The Army Criminal Investigation Command is leading the inquiry.


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