Bollinger Shipyard Pays $1M Settling Allegations of “Ineligible” Workers

The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement agreement with Bollinger Shipyard of Louisiana related to allegations that the company billed the U.S. Coast Guard for labor provided by workers who were “not eligible to work in the United States.” The allegations related to work done between 2015 and 2020 for the U.S. Coast Guard as part of the contract for the Fast Response Cutter program.

According to the announcement, Bollinger Shipyard has agreed to pay $1,025,000 to resolve the allegations. There was no determination of liability. 

Bollinger manufactures ships for the United States, including the Coast Guard’s Fast Response Cutter (FRC). The progr…