Pentagon Paid $998,798 to Ship Two 19-Cent Washers (Update3) - Bloomberg

Pentagon Paid $998,798 to Ship Two 19-Cent Washers (Update3) - Bloomberg: " A small South Carolina parts supplier collected about $20.5 million over six years from the Pentagon for fraudulent shipping costs, including $998,798 for sending two 19-cent washers to an Army base in Texas, U.S. officials said.

The company also billed and was paid $455,009 to ship three machine screws costing $1.31 each to Marines in Habbaniyah, Iraq, and $293,451 to ship an 89-cent split washer to Patrick Air Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Pentagon records show."

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