Federal officials are investigating allegations that Home Depot is providing Chinese-made products and other foreign goods to government customers in violation of the Buy American Act. The investigation was disclosed in a Department of Justice court filing earlier this year in a Los Angeles federal court.
The DOJ is mulling whether take over a whistle-blower lawsuit that alleges the country's largest home improvement provider has violated the 1933 law mandating US materials be used in public construction projects. A company spokesman said Home Depot is co-operating with the investigation and "would never knowingly sell prohibited goods under any circumstances." Spokesman Stephen Holmes said the plaintiffs have an "inaccurate view of the facts."