$1.1 Million Settlement in Police Car Overbilling Lawsuit
“A man who blew the whistle on a scheme to double-bill Minnesota police and sheriff departments on their squad cars has settled a lawsuit he brought that claimed Minnesota officials failed to fully hold a former state vendor accountable for overcharges. The civil lawsuit by Steve Kleiber alleged that Nelson,” reports A.J. Lagoe in Kare 11.
“Auto Center of Fergus Falls still owed money to the state and more than 200 law enforcement agencies across Minnesota in the wake of a double billing scandal first exposed more than four years ago by KARE 11. In a statement to KARE 11, Nelson Auto indicated it already repaid all it owed, but made the business decision to settle the case.”
