ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department says a battery manufacturer based in western New York has agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations it provided false pricing certifications in three federal contracts that caused the Army to pay inflated prices.
The federal complaint said Ultralife Corp.'s suspect contracts were for lithium-manganese dioxide non-rechargeable batteries that are used in a variety of military applications.
Ultralife spokesman Phil Fain says Thursday the Newark-based company wanted to get the issue behind it and admits no impropriety. He says the three contracts were executed in 2003-2004, and the people involved are long gone.
U.S. Attorney William Hochul says prosecutors will use the False Claims Act and all other civil legal tools to ensure contractors fulfill their disclosure obligations.