Gallup has agreed to pay the Department of Justice $10.5 million over allegations that the polling firm overstated the amount of time it took to complete contracts for the U.S. government, according to a statement released by the DOJ.

Gallup was accused of violating the False Claims Act and the Procurement Integrity Act in August 2012 over the overstated hours, which were for non-competitive contracts the firm was awarded. Because of these misstatements, the U.S. Mint and State Department, the awarding agencies, paid Gallup inflated prices, DOJ said.