Litigation
Mar. 5, 2014
Sprint accused of overcharging government $21M in bid to comply with wiretap requests
The lawsuit brought by U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag's office claims Sprint Communications Inc. embedded hidden costs into its bills for providing information to the government from 2007 to 2010.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal prosecutors Monday accused a major telephone company of overcharging the government $21 million as part of the business's efforts to comply with wiretap requests.
The lawsuit brought by U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag's office claims Sprint Communications Inc. embedded hidden costs into its bills for providing information to the government from 2007 to 2010, overcharg...
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