Mid-State Trucking Company Agrees To Settle Contract And Common Law Allegations
Tracie McCormick, Inc., d/b/a McCormick Trucking (“McCormick”), based in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle contract and common law allegations of double billing the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) under its contracts for hauling mail, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
“This Office remains committed to protecting the public fisc through affirmative civil enforcement investigations and litigation,” said U.S. Attorney Don Cochran. “Be it healthcare fraud or government contracting disputes, we will diligently pursue any violations of federal law that result in a loss of taxpayer funds.”
The settlement agreement addresses conduct that occurred from approximately January 2011 through November 2013. During that time, the United States alleged that McCormick used credit cards issued by the USPS on certain fuel index routes, the governing contracts of which already provided itemized payment to McCormick for fuel purchased for use on those routes. This double billing resulted in USPS paying twice for fuel used on the specified routes.
“We are gratified to have contributed to this investigation and applaud the exceptional work by the investigative team and the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” said Scott Pierce, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General. “Along with our law enforcement partners, the USPS OIG will continue to aggressively investigate issues that have a detrimental financial impact on the Postal Service.”
This matter was investigated by the USPS Office of Inspector General and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee. The United States is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher C. Sabis.
Me and a buddy were commenting that we would love to land a contract with the USPS…these clowns have no business sense and don’t give a crap how much money they blow…it would be like taking candy from a baby.
The P&DC we work at has a fully stocked industrial kitchen that has never been used….the industrial appliances have been rusting out for the last 20 years….we wonder what postal EAS clown signed off on that one….you know the contractor charged these postal idiots double and made a mint.
great! now Postal OIG when are you going to go after Democrat Sen Diane Feinstein, her hubby Richard Blum and former PMG Donehoe and the Postal No Bid Real Estate Sale Theft……….need help with the criminal prosecution……contact Judicial Watch…….they outed the criminals, yet you still sit on your hands. did you guys train Jeff Sessions?
you just know a retired Postal Circus Mismanaging Bureaucrat thug is behind this theft. Pitney Bowes can’t hire them all!
Only the USPS would be so stupid to give gas cards to contractors and not expect them to abuse them. Also no jail time to the thieves.