DRI Relays Pays $15.7 Million to Settle Military Parts Claims

DRI Relays, a subsidiary of TE Connectivity Corporation, agreed to pay $15.7 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by supplying military parts that did not meet military specifications, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

According to the DOJ, DRI manufactures electrical relays and sockets for numerous military platforms and has manufacturing locations in Long Island, NY, and Bangalore, India. In January 2011, TEC disclosed to the Defense Department that DRI had not conducted certain required tests on MIL-PRF-83536 relays and MIL-DTL-12883 sockets, and cooperated with the government’s investigation.

Additionally, DRI invoiced for military grade electrical ...