PROVIDENCE – Hyman Brickle & Sons Inc. has been ordered to pay $492,236 to the federal government after both the Woonsocket-based textile manufacturer and the U.S. Attorney’s Office resolved a civil False Claims Act investigation into the company, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary A. Cunha announced Tuesday.
Cunha said the investigation focused on allegations that Hyman Brickle sold woolen blankets to the U.S. Department of Defense, which, per federal law, were to be made and produced with U.S. labor. However, the blankets were sold to the department by Hyman Bricke despite the manufacturer knowing that the blankets were made using labor in India, a violation of the False Claims Act, Cunha said.
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Hyman Brickle’s six-figure payment covers full restitution for the product paid for by the U.S. government. it also doubles the damages on the relevant claims, Cunha said.
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