Deloitte will pay $21.5M to settle a DOJ investigation into its diversity targets

Deloitte will pay $21.5 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department investigation that alleged it used internal Black and Hispanic diversity targets to influence promotion decisions, violating anti-fraud rules for federal contractors. The deal includes a $4.3 million award to the American Alliance for Equal Rights under the False Claims Act and contains no admission of liability.