Prosecutors Allege Bogus Tire Claims By NASA Contractors
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ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) — Two NASA contractors in Florida are accused of submitting hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake claims for tires.
Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that URS Federal Solutions and its subcontractor, Yang Enterprises Inc., submitted $387,000 in false claims for car tire replacements.
The contractors were responsible for overseeing 400 vehicles at the Kennedy Space Center for the General Services Administration.
Prosecutors said the contractors billed NASA for an unprecedented number of tire replacements. They say URS ordered six tire replacements for one vehicle during a period of more than a year and that some of the tires had less than 5,000 miles on them.
Both contractors have received billions of dollars in federal government contracts.
Representatives from both companies didn't respond to phone calls for comment.
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