State Of Indiana & Its Intelenet Commission Agree To Pay U.S. Over $8.2M to Settle False Claims Involving E-Rate Program

U.S. Newswire, June, 2006

WASHINGTON, June 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The state of Indiana and the Intelenet Commission, an entity controlled by the state of Indiana, have agreed to pay the United States nearly $8.3 million as a civil settlement relating to allegations of making false claims and false statements in connection with the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) E-Rate program, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced today.

The E-Rate program, created by Congress in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides funding for needy schools and libraries to connect to and utilize the Internet. Under the E-Rate program, which is funded by monies collected from telephone users, schools apply for monies to provide cabling, Internet...

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