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evidence of, the commission of fraud, antitrust violations, embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, false statements or other offenses indicating a lack of business integrity or adequate evidence of any other cause of a serious and compelling nature." The EPLS is a website provided by the GSA (General
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203:-approved facility for the production of manufactured goods sold to the feeding programs of the US Government and private industry. They manufacture over 125 different varieties of dry mixes, dairy blends and oil products for federal customers such as the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Defense. AMP also produces for the private sector and participated in the reinvented federal procurement Prime Vendor program by delivering to full-line food distributors who are contracted to deliver to federal installations.
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than $ 1 million. Negotiations between ARC and the USDA stalled production and led to credit problems and layoffs. After the bankruptcy was filed, ARC closed its doors. The former executives settled the judgment in March 2008, agreeing that the judgment was based upon liability for "errors, omissions, negligence and breaches of duty" in connection with their positions with ARC, and not based upon actual fraud.
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of 1938. Senator Javits led the efforts to expand the older law, which applied only to blind persons, and covered supplies but not services. The effort succeeded in spite of objections raised by organizations representing the blind, as expressed for example in
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However, in July 2006 the company filed for bankruptcy shortly after two directors resigned. Attempting to raise the price of cooking oil for sale to government organizations, USDA officials contested that the attempt to raise the bid was the result of inflated executive compensation totaling more
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American Manufacturing and Packaging in 2008 through the help of a group of investors, rehiring many of the employees that were laid-off during the bankruptcy. As of November 2009, AMP has gained back many of its former customers and has been working to stabilize
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