January 11, 2016 Wisconsin Architectural Firm to Plead Guilty and Pay $3 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Claims Source: US Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, January 6, 2016 The Department of Justice announced today that Wisconsin-based Novum … Continued
November 25, 2015 USDOT DBE Fraud Enforcement Source: The Federal Government Contracts and Procurement Blog, Nicholas T. Solosky, October 27, 2015 We are currently in the midst of an unprecedented uptick in the prosecution of (alleged) government contractor fraud under … Continued
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files And Settles Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against UFC Aerospace And Douglas B. Davis For Engaging In Fraudulent Conduct In Violation Of The Small Business Act Fraud lawsuit costs small business $20 million. Source: Department of Justice, US … Continued
Woman sentenced to 37 months for bribing VA official Source: centraljersey.com, published July 13, 2015 TRENTON — A Hopewell woman was sentenced to 37 months in prison for bribing a former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) supervisory engineer at the … Continued
Contractor pays $7.8M for falsely claiming 8(a) status Source: FederalTimes, Article written by Aaron Boyd, published July 7, 2015 A government contractor agreed to pay $7.8 million to settle claims it falsely represented itself as a small disadvantaged business, illegally … Continued
Congress to Examine Fraud in VA’s Vet-owned Small Business Goals Lawmakers on Tuesday will hear allegations of manipulation and fraud by Veterans Affairs Department employees into the agency’s goals for serving veteran-owned and service disabled-owned small businesses. Heading up the … Continued
Congress should back GAO investigation into small business contracting fraud California Rep. Janice Hahn (D) has drafted an amendment to H.R. 1481 that would call for a new GAO investigation into fraud and abuses in federal small business contracting programs. … Continued
Central Coast company fraud against Veterans Administration A Santa Maria company paid a $1 million settlement and agreed to close down on May 11 after its owner was accused of falsely claiming the company was a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business … Continued
Sentencing postponed for former construction company owner A former Stark County business owner will have to wait a little longer to find out his fate. On Monday, U.S. District Judge John R. Adams continued the sentencing hearing for William “Buster” … Continued
Congress should back GAO investigation into small business contracting fraud California Rep. Janice Hahn (D) has drafted an amendment to H.R. 1481 that would call for a new GAO investigation into fraud and abuses in federal small business contracting programs. … Continued
