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Between 1985 and 1987, the Microelectronic Circuits Division of Hughes Aircraft shipped hybrid microelectronics to every branch of the U.S. military without completing various environmental chip testing processes required by contract. This is a whistle-blower case where the allegations against Hughes Aircraft resulted in a criminal case and a civil case.

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