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Leo Burnett Pays $15.5 Million to Settle Allegations It Defrauded the U.S. Army: Leo Burnett has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that it overbilled the U.S. Army by $20 million on its advertising account. The suit alleges that Burnett systematically overbilled the government by pretending that agencies it owned were independent subcontractors. It funnelled the excess billings into a secret account,...; Tags: Advertisement, U.S. Army, Complaint, Agency, Leo Burnett, Army, LBUSA, ILEO, Government, Vertical Industries, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jim Edwards; Blog posts 2009-01-07

The Scale of the Stupidity at Leo Burnett: With the shock of the $20 million fraud scandal at Leo Burnett now 48 hours old, it's time to assess the sheer scale of the stupidity which led to the $15.5 million settlement the agency paid to avoid being sued by the feds. The agency itself said this to the...; Tags: Advertisement, Agency, Settlement, WPP, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jim Edwards; Blog posts 2009-01-08