Senator Says Pentagon Paid $285 Billion To Hundreds Of Contractors That Defrauded Military -- Canadian PressWASHINGTON — Hundreds of defence companies that defrauded the U.S. military between 2007 and 2009 still received $285 billion in contracts from the Pentagon during the same period, a U.S. senator said Wednesday.
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders called the figures "shocking" and urged the Defence Department to take more aggressive action to ensure taxpayer dollars are not wasted at a time when the U.S. is running a $14 trillion national debt.
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