National Security

Background check company USIS hit by government complaint

By Associated Press
Published January 23, 2014 5:00am ET
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Background check company USIS hit by government complaint
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden claimed in a new interview that the U.S. agency is involved in industrial espionage. (AP Photo) | Uncredited

The company that handled a background check on National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is accused of defrauding the government.

The Justice Department says U.S. Investigations Services Inc. defrauded the government by submitting more than 650,000 investigations that had not been properly completed.

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