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SEMO Services, Inc. v. BNSF Railway Company (2022)

Citation
SEMO Services, Inc. v. BNSF Railway Company (2022)
Parent Document
SEMO Services, Inc. v. BNSF Railway Company (2022)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
2022-12-13

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On May 12, 2017, BNSF began an investigation after receiving an anonymous phone tip
regarding potential fraud committed by SEMO, other contractors and even BNSF employees.
Thereafter, BNSF sent a letter (August 17 letter) to SEMO notifying the company it was
suspending business with the subcontractor while BNSF continued to investigate “the receipt of
fraudulent invoices” and “possible kickbacks” by SEMO to BNSF employees. The August 17
letter is addressed to SEMO officials and is signed by Paul Bischler (Bischler), BNSF vice
president of finance and chief sourcing and another BNSF official. The August 17 letter states: