HYMAN BRICKLE & SONS INC. must pay $492,236 to the federal government for violating the False Claims Act over blankets sold to the U.S. Department of Defense. / COURTESY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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…