AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta’s main air carrier and one of Georgia’s most iconic corporate citizens is paying more than $8 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it misused federal COVID relief funds.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department said Delta Air Lines is settling a lawsuit accusing the global transportation giant of violating conditions Congress placed on federal relief funds provided to Delta under the payroll support program.
The approved enhancements include extending power upgrades to nuclear units, making upgrades to power plants and continuing to invest in the state’s hydro fleet.
The PSP was created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to provide financial support to airlines and other businesses during the pandemic. Companies accepting federal relief money had to impose compensation caps on highly paid executives…