‘We’re stealing from the taxpayers’: Whistleblower alleges timecard fraud scheme at Hanford

KING 5 exclusive interview: A Hanford whistleblower accuses his employer of fraud, saying the company was “lying” and “cheating” the government.

KENNEWICK, Wash. — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused one of Hanford’s biggest contractors of repeatedly billing the government for work that wasn’t done in a multi-million dollar “scheme” that they said managers “actively facilitated.”

The allegations stem from the team responsible for making sure the nuclear site is prepared for a fire at the location by testing and maintaining pipes, sprinklers and alarms.

The DOJ says managers for Hanford Mission Integration Support (HMIS) were assigning just a few hours of work while

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