L-3’s EOTech to pay gov’t $25.6 million in fraud case
A soldier pointing a rifle equipped with an EOTech scope.
The parent company of optics maker EOTech agreed to pay the government $25.6 million Tuesday for selling defective optics to military and federal law enforcement agencies.
L-3 Communications Corp. agreed to settle the matter the same day the civil complaint was filed in a Manhattan federal court, attorneys with the Justice Department told Guns.com.
Since 2004, L-3’s EOTech sold holographic weapons sights that they knew were defective to the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the lawsuit says. EOTech was paid tens of millions of dollars in government contracts.
The defects caused the optics to fail in both cold and humid environments (effective in temperatures -40 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit), but EOTech claimed it tested the sights in accordance with military standards.
A judge is currently reviewing the settlement agreement. More information will be available once the settlement is approved.
L-3 representatives could not be reached for comment in time for publication.
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