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The Department of Justice alleged that Accenture falsely certified its compliance with these requirements to secure federal contracts. The government further claimed that Accenture allocated costs related to its hiring and promotion practices directly to these federal contracts for reimbursement."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Accenture denies all allegations of wrongdoing and has not admitted liability in the settlement agreement. The company will pay interest at a rate of 4% per annum on the settlement amount. The agreement was signed by Stanley Woodward, associate US attorney general, and Joel Unruch, Accenture group’s general counsel."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on specific claims"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"City AM reported that the government claimed Accenture used race- and sex-based hiring quotas and targeted specific demographics for senior roles. 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