Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced one of the largest settlements ever in an individual case. It went against (if you can call a settlement “against”) Lockheed Martin, forcing the company to pay $2.5 million for knowingly looking the other way on alleged racial discrimination.

Charles Daniels, a black avionics electrician, received the money. When he worked for Lockheed Martin, he was repeatedly subjected to alleged racial discrimination. His job required him to move every 4 to 6 weeks according to one report and, unfortunately, the harassment followed – from Florida to Washington to Hawaii.

After Daniels and one of his white co-workers reported the harassment to Lockheed HR the racism increased, and the offenders increased from two people to four, according to a statement by the EEOC.

On top of racial epithets, Daniels was subjected to death threats, threats of lynching and told “how easy it would be for him to be made to disappear on Whidbey Island.” He also witnessed co-workers circling the block around his apartment on Whidbey Island, Washington late at night, forcing him to uproot and move to Seattle, according to one report.

When he was told he was going to be sent to Maine where he would work under one of the employees that harassed him in the past, his objections fell on deaf ears. He was chastised by an HR representative after announcing he had filed a complaint on the issue. Daniels says the HR person responded by saying, “You did what? I could have given you a job. We have 130,000 employees. I could create a job if I wanted to. You see that file cabinet behind you? It’s filled with thousands of complaints just like yours. We’re Lockheed Martin. We never lose. You can take your chances with the EEOC.”

The EEOC determined that Lockheed Martin was properly notified about all the disturbing behavior, yet “failed to discipline the harassers and instead allowed the discrimination against Daniels to continue unabated,” according to an EEOC statement on the issue.

The settlement was publicized about a month before the case was set to go to trial. On top of the fine, Lockheed Martin was also required to fire Daniels’ four co-workers and supervisor that harassed him during his tenure, as well as implement a more stringent anti-discrimination policy. The five employees are barred from ever working for Lockheed Martin again.