The self-styled “Most Trusted Name in Polling” stands accused of violating the federal False Claims Act by submitting inflated estimates to the U.S. Mint and State Department for work gauging public demand for new coins and passports. Michael Lindley, formerly an employee of The Gallup Organization, sued the polling firm under the FCA’s qui tam provisions, and the DOJ has intervened.

These allegations are not the only legal challenge facing Gallup. The company currently faces a temporary suspension from government contracts, based on what the Federal Emergency Management Agency calls evidence “indicating a lack of business honesty or integrity.” Earlier this month a former FEMA employee pled guilty to improperly steering more than $1 million worth of work to Gallup during his time at the agency.

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