FedEx settles suit over misused security codes

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — FedEx Corp. agreed to pay $8 million to settle a whistleblower suit over violations of the federal False Claims Act, the Department of Justice said late Tuesday. The lawsuit alleged FedEx couriers misused “delivery exception codes” meant as a security measure following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to cover up late package deliveries at government …

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